Lunch break
We've been talking a bit about how technology does, or does not, kill romance this week, so it's interesting to watch ethnographer Stefana Broadbent present her research on the ways in which technology encourages intimacy:
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November 6, 2009; 1:00 PM ET
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that was very interesting. thanks for sharing that.
it is no surprise that people's spheres of intimate contact are reduced to a very few people. in almost every person's life, there are just a few, deeply primary supportive, trusting connections.....
that inner circle is incredibly protective and special.
her last point, if i understood correctly, is that institutions, like schools and corporations seem to want to limit and control the ability for communication.
well, that makes sense.
personal interactions are deeply engaging and boundaries are hard to keep when one of the callers has a concern or something special to relate....which is usually, all of the time.
no-one could concentrate very well, if people could communicate at will during periods of work.
most of us would get nothing done.
there is always one last thing to ask or tell someone that you care about!
Posted by: jkaren | November 6, 2009 1:37 PM | Report abuse
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