1. On page 177, Turkle says "Again, technology, on its own, does not cause this new way of relating to our emotions and other people. But it does make it easy. Over time, a new style of being with each other becomes socially sanctioned." She also says "...if we can be continually in touch, needing to be continually in touch does not seem a problem or a pathology but an accommodation to what technology affords. It becomes the norm.” What happens when you’re with someone constantly? How can you be your own person if you are with someone all the time and now expanding on in the world? What exactly is the norm? When you are constantly with someone, it feels as if they kind of become a part of you. The longer you’re with them the more you realize that you start to pick up on a lot of their mannerisms. No matter the type of relationship, friendship or a romantic one, it starts to feel as though you are one person and although you ar...
Elizabeth McIntyre - Part One Questions