![]() ![]() ![]() We meet various kinds of virtual pets, such as the Tamagotchi, which "dies" when it is reset, and the Furby, which requires care and appears to learn. In the first part of the book, Turkle introduces the reader to the world of robots. As Turkle puts it, what was at first "better than nothing"-a robot caretaker when a human one is unavailable or a text message when one is too busy for a call-eventually becomes "simply better" (207). We come to rely on the new technologies-even to prefer them over the messier and less predictable relationships and interactions they have replaced. ![]() The two parts feel somewhat disjointed, and might work better as separate, stand-alone books, but they do have a common theme: the idea that as we begin to use technologies, whether to make up for human interaction we are lacking or to make our interactions easier, we become more disconnected from each other. The first half of the book, "The Robotic Movement," examines human interaction with artificial intelligences, while the second half, "Networked," examines how technology has altered interactions between people. In Alone Together, Sherry Turkle explores the impact of new technologies on human relationships. Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. ![]()
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