Axis: good for people ... harmful to people
John
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| 2010-04-07 |
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John worries that time on the internet, with Google as external memory, will erode our interest in and felt need for long-form narratives; he finds books harder to stick with himself. |
Shmancy Hotel Room Is Shmancy 00:02:30 |
| 2012-02-01 |
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John says a problem with the internet is that things go by so fast it's hard to really experience them, like scrolling Tumblr. |
How It Felt 00:00:30 |
| 2012-07-10 |
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John asks whether we have replaced intellectual engagement with superficial browsing and whether sustained attention is possible in a world full of distractions. |
Feeling More Alive: Fahrenheit 451's The Hearth and the Salamander 00:03:39 |
| 2012-09-18 |
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John: we don't listen to the voices on Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook; we just use them for distraction. |
Existential Airport Anxiety 00:01:30 |
| 2013-01-08 |
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John worries he has become addicted to the internet and wants time away from it, yet says he loves it and its community has made his life richer and better. |
Addicted to the Internet 00:00:43 |
Hank
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| 2008-03-22 |
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Hank finds online self-definition on Twitter confusing and peculiar but grants it a purpose: interaction with people who value your ideas, a 'currency that's not money'. |
Twitter After School Time 00:01:39 |
| 2008-05-01 |
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Hank says YouTube and the internet let people communicate, participate and create instead of passively consuming media; watching together is not wasted time. |
BLOOD! I'm a KILLER! 00:03:18 |
| 2009-09-15 |
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Hank says he must occasionally spend days away from the technology that is his home, work and soapbox to understand people complexly. |
Internetless in Maine 00:03:05 |
| 2012-07-27 |
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Hank: Tumblr is a weird but very fun place, but try not to spend your whole life there; go do other, outside things. |
Tumblr: The Musical 00:03:38 |