Chapter
The Social Consequences of Technology
18:40 - 27:56 (09:15)
The use of search engines and GPS can impact the way we perceive the world and people around us by directing our attention and changing our understanding of others. Different cultures may also have varying perspectives on abiding by time.
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The use of GPS has created a certain distance between us and the places we visit, directing our attention more towards the technology than to the place itself.
18:40 - 23:53 (05:12)
Summary
The use of GPS has created a certain distance between us and the places we visit, directing our attention more towards the technology than to the place itself. This has resulted in a disconnect from our surrounding environment, something that could be beneficial if we were more attentive to it.
ChapterThe Social Consequences of Technology
Episode41 Questions For The Technologies We Use, and That Use Us
PodcastThe Ezra Klein Show
Search engines have a significant social effect on our perception of others, particularly those who we know in a mediated fashion, and can change our understanding of who they are by overshadowing important aspects of their personality or view of the world.
23:53 - 27:56 (04:02)
Summary
Search engines have a significant social effect on our perception of others, particularly those who we know in a mediated fashion, and can change our understanding of who they are by overshadowing important aspects of their personality or view of the world.