Best Sherry Turkle Quotes
- We expect more from technology and less from each other. We create technology to provide the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship. Companionship
- Someday, someday, but certainly not now, I'd like to learn how to have a conversation. Conversation
- Teenagers talk about the idea of having each other's 'full attention.' They grew up in a culture of distraction. They remember their parents were on… Attention
- I think computers are the ultimate writing tool. I'm a very slow writer, so I appreciate it every day. Appreciate
- Technology challenges us to assert our human values, which means that first of all, we have to figure out what they are. All
- What I'm seeing is a generation that says consistently, 'I would rather text than make a telephone call.' Why? It's less risky. I can just… All
- It is painful to watch children trying to show off for parents who are engrossed in their cell phones. Children are nostalgic for the 'good… Blackberries
- There are moments of opportunity for families; moments they need to put technology away. These include: no phones or texting during meals. No phones or… Child
- What is so seductive about texting, about keeping that phone on, about that little red light on the BlackBerry, is you want to know who… Blackberries
- we seem determined to give human qualities to objects and content to treat each other as things. Content
- We... heal ourselves by giving others what we most need. Giving
- We expect more from technology and less from each other. Each
- Human relationships are rich and they're messy and they're demanding. And we clean them up with technology. Texting, email, posting, all of these things let… All
- I think few people of education enter politics because it seems like a contact blood sport. Blood
- It used to be that we imagined that our mobile phones would be for us to talk to each other. Now, our mobile phones are… Each
- Thumbs up or thumbs down on a website is not a conversation. The danger is you get into a habit of mind where politics means… Complex
- Teenagers would rather text than talk. They feel calls would reveal too much. Calls