Dave Eggers’ “The Circle”: Dangers of an Overconnected World (via slashdot)
Here are the lessons imparted by Dave Eggers’ “The Circle,” his new novel about the rise of a fictional technology company clearly modeled on Google or Facebook: Sharing content with people online is a poor substitute for having real-life experiences…
Wow, must be synchronicity. This is about the fifth article or video I’ve seen in the past week about the dangers of the internet and ‘over-connectedness.’ Addiction, absorption and loss of self . . . think that gunman brandishing his pistol on a crowded subway and the passengers, so entranced by their iPads and cellphones, didn’t notice till he shot someone.