![]() ![]() They are not so good for opening a dialogue about complexity of feeling. Turkle says “We don’t ask the open-ended “How are you?” Instead, we ask the more limited “Where are you?” and “What’s up?” These are good questions for getting someone’s location and making a simple plan. Turkle shows how spending time on your phone can affect your conversation skills and empathy towards others. Turkle states “ we often talk to each other on the move and with little disposable time – so little, in fact, that we communicate in a new language of abbreviation in which letters stand for words and emoticons for feelings.” This statement shows that we have become less emotionally connected with one another as we use half words to replace entire sentences. Turkle illustrates how far away from normal communication that modern society has become due to technology. Sherry makes some great points throughout the novel and even inspired me to stay off the screen as much as possible. ![]() Sherry Turkle’s “Alone Together” explored many interesting topics about how humans are becoming more alone as we spend more time with robots and technology. ![]()
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