@ibogost There was that moment(decade-ish) where we all were glued to desktops for chat rooms, games, message boards, making “webpages” etc. I remember part of the glee of smart phones was they were mobile. Also, giga pets and Gameboy/DS. Gadget overload.
@svanes Also, your stones reminded me of Dot’s discovery across the pond. She spotted a painted stone, the another.... then joined in. The first of many posts. https://t.co/cHnEpuMbvk
@speechu The most toxic part of modern individualism is the idea that you are so removed from your community that the world is a rotation of places you can chose to live in, not a set of communities you have an innate part in bettering
@dinosaurrparty Not exactly a toy, antler chews keep Rocket(Boston Terrier) entertained.
example, not necessarily a product recommendation:
https://t.co/AHmA6syb3k
Could new moments of isolation reset this? "We don’t experience interruptions as disruptions anymore. But they make it hard to settle into serious conversations w/ ourselves and with other people because emotionally, we keep ourselves available to be taken away from everything"
"The selfie makes us accustomed to putting ourselves and those around us “on pause” in order to document our lives. It is an extension of how we have learned to put our conversations “on pause” when we send or receive a text, an image, an email" -@STurkle
https://t.co/gLIaOmwq4J
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