Familiarity Breeds Contempt (And Other Underappreciated Consequences of Digital Communication) 1c1nq

There has been a lot of cultural discussion of the way digital technologies and social media...

There has been a lot of cultural discussion of the way digital technologies and social media contribute to things like political polarization and adolescent depression.
But as I'll explore with Nicholas Carr, the author of Superbloom, our digital tools are also changing our ability to connect with others and our sense of self in less appreciated ways.
Today on the show, Nicholas unpacks why the optimistic idea that more communication is always better hasn't panned out and how the speed and volume of modern communication is overwhelming our human capacity to process information and maintain meaningful relationships. We discuss why the "messiness" of pre-digital communication might have actually been better for us, how email has evolved from thoughtful letters to rushed messages, and why seeing more of people online often makes us like them less. Nicholas also explains why having different versions of ourselves for different contexts was actually healthy and the simple rubric for better managing our relationship with digital communication tools.
Resources Related to the PodcastNicholas' previous appearances on the AoM podcast:Episode #276: Utopia is Creepy
Episode #632: How the Internet Makes Our Minds Shallow

Charles Horton Cooley
AoM Article: More Than Ever, the Medium Is the Message
Connect With Nicholas CarrNicholas' website
Nicholas' Substack, New Cartographies

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