Sherry Turkle

human relationship sociology technology

“Human relationships are rich and they're messy and they're demanding. And we clean them up with technology. Texting, email, posting, all of these things let us present the self as we want to be. We get to edit, and that means we get to delete, and that means we get to retouch, the face, the voice, the flesh, the body -- not too little, not too much, just right.”

― Sherry Turkle

lonely expect technology human

“We expect more from technology and less from each other.”

― Sherry Turkle

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“People are lonely. The network is seductive. But if we are always on, we may deny ourselves the rewards of solitude.”

― Sherry Turkle

connection think dream

“We fill our days with ongoing connection, denying ourselves time to think and dream.”

― Sherry Turkle

solitude reject world think

“In solitude we don't reject the world but have the space to think our thoughts.”

― Sherry Turkle

mind wander brain free

“When we let our minds wander, we set our brains free. Our brains are most productive when there is no demand that they be reactive.”

― Sherry Turkle

web world narrow idea bubble

“The web promises to make our world bigger. But as it works now, it also narrows our exposure to ideas. We can end up in a bubble in which we hear only the ideas we already know. Or already like.”

― Sherry Turkle

expect technology friendship illusion

"We expect more from technology and less from each other. We create technology to provide the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship."

― Sherry Turkle

technology do tool behavior

"Technology doesn't just do things for us. It does things to us, changing not just what we do but who we are."

― Sherry Turkle

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"Human relationships are rich and they're messy and they're demanding. And we clean them up with technology. We sacrifice conversation for mere connection."

― Sherry Turkle

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"Computers are not good or bad; they are powerful."

― Sherry Turkle

advance progress human

"Not every advance is progress. Not every new thing is better for us humanly."

― Sherry Turkle

loneliness failed solitude

"Loneliness is failed solitude."

― Sherry Turkle