13 min
Not Tonight Dear, My Innovation Wore Me Out Into Our Future
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- Entreprenariat
After decades of spending our money on distinctive innovations, we are disillusioned with the results, the implications, and the changing realities. Now that there are more mobile phones than there are people in many countries, how is being “always on”, 24 by 7, 365 days a year, impacting the lives of individuals and social groups? When we spend more time interacting with non-humans than humans, what consequences does this have for our families, interpersonal relationships, economic outlooks, social support systems, and of course society?
After decades of spending our money on distinctive innovations, we are disillusioned with the results, the implications, and the changing realities. Now that there are more mobile phones than there are people in many countries, how is being “always on”, 24 by 7, 365 days a year, impacting the lives of individuals and social groups? When we spend more time interacting with non-humans than humans, what consequences does this have for our families, interpersonal relationships, economic outlooks, social support systems, and of course society?
13 min