This is what technology wants, it wants to be a symptom. Like all psychological symptoms, it obscures a problem by "solving" it without addressing it.

Sherry Turkle
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More Quotes By Sherry Turkle
  1. The idea that we can be exactly what the other desires is a powerful fantasy.

  2. Because you can text while doing something else, texting does not seem to take time but to give you time. This is more than welcome; it is magical.

  3. A sacred space is not a place to hide out. It is a place where we recognize ourselves and our commitments.

  4. To understand desire, one needs language and flesh.

  5. Discovering an inner history requires listening — and often not to the first story told.

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