1. Perhaps this is why we have the fanatic urge to post every emotional experience we have on Facebook, to instagram every sunset, to tweet every meaningful quote, to constantly avoid simply being, simply experiencing things, but forever outsourcing life to a realm in which in can be validated by others, and — most importantly — talked about, for in our heart of modern hearts we are not certain that our lives have value in and of themselves.
    Why No One Shuts Up

    From an interesting (and well-written) explanation of why we push for connection in all areas of life, even intimacy. This is a quote from a popular young Catholic blogger on the blog “Bad Catholic.”
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  2. (via Daniel Lende: The Psychology of Constantly Checking Twitter)

    Addiction: “to want more and more” but not just for the pleasure? Addiction, according to Daniel Lende, isn’t just about pleasure. 

    Interesting discussion of on a neuroanthropologist’s work + how it relates to our pull to check email, Twitter.
     
    He, of course, explains better than I can (and no surprise, it’s his theory).  

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  3. Sherry Turkle and Steven Johnson explore the pain and promise of technology (by TheVerge)

    “We kind of have to have this conversation fast, because who knows what the next paradigm will be five years from now,” said Johnson.

    “We grew up with the Internet, but that doesn’t mean the Internet is all grown up,” said Turkle.

    Great to hear the same sentiments from someone “provocatively utopian” about technology as someone “provocatively pessimistic” about it. Now’s the time to talk about what we want the tech to actually do. 

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  4. Us IRL: A status update on the status update (by Kevin Loker)

    A former professor asked me to talk about my research and why I thought it was important. I was in San Francisco for ONA12, but I happily obliged. Here is what I had to say.

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  5. So what do we do? To me, the answer is simple. We should ask “why.

    When did addiction become a good thing? — Tech News and Analysis

    This re: tech working to basically be “addictive” is great. Please read.

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