Bored, lonely, angry, stupid : changing feelings about technology, from the telegraph to Twitter

By:

Fernandez, Luke

Contributor(s):

Matt, Susan J

Material type: Text

9780674244726

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

303.483 23 FER-B

LOC classification:

T14.5 .F385 2019

Contents:

1. From vanity to narcissism 2. The lonely cloud 3. The flight from boredom 4. Pay attention 5. Awe 6. Anger rising

Summary: Do our digital habits kill our attention span or alter the nature of focus? Is social media driving us apart or changing the meaning of social relationships? How we answer these questions will hinge on what we value. This wide-ranging account of our emotional responses to new technologies, from the telegraph to the smart phone, argues that we are profoundly changed by them. Today, for example, we are increasingly distrustful of social media, yet we have a hard time separating ourselves from the technologies we don't trust. It turns out this is not new: Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid reveals how past technological innovations aroused intense feelings and altered our sense of self.--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD Library Corridor	Self Help	303.483 FER-B (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		012395

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1. From vanity to narcissism 2. The lonely cloud 3. The flight from boredom 4. Pay attention 5. Awe 6. Anger rising

Do our digital habits kill our attention span or alter the nature of focus? Is social media driving us apart or changing the meaning of social relationships? How we answer these questions will hinge on what we value. This wide-ranging account of our emotional responses to new technologies, from the telegraph to the smart phone, argues that we are profoundly changed by them. Today, for example, we are increasingly distrustful of social media, yet we have a hard time separating ourselves from the technologies we don't trust. It turns out this is not new: Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid reveals how past technological innovations aroused intense feelings and altered our sense of self.--

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