‘It used to be that you go to your computer and you do something, but it was quite distinct that you were going there to do something, now the line is blurred’
Owned by your phone - disconnection - always connected - affects our memories and our quality of experiences
Degrades the experiences
We are wired to expect multiple outputs
The vulnerability or lack of it due to the use of our devices asserts our human values
The importance of solitude - to a child -
‘if you don't teach children to be alone they’ll only ever feel lonely’
Solitude is a key capacity for humans, we’ve forgotten the importance of it and why we need it, for recharging
Developing the understanding of the self - identity - through interaction
Information vs knowledge in terms of materiality
‘Something about the likes, I share and like therefore I am’
‘Not looking within but a continual looking without’
Having a real life conversation - a fear of synchronicity, online standards of editing creating a ‘fantasy of transitions’
‘Flattening out’
Loss of spontaneity - how the best interactions and reactions are formed - back to MID
Knowledge vs info which one’s which
It’s not an either or - relationship is not maximised by the digital
What info do we collect from physical interactions as opposed to digital ones?
The best experiences are not planned
Feed & Speed
Meditation = a slowing down technology
anti-technology/pro-conversation
Conversation is the thread
Assault on empathy from being disconnected
To recreate would be to connect/find reaction instead of finding the solution to tech
