Oli#RebeccaSolnit wrote a great article about something I see a lot over here in Europe, too.
"The desire to withdraw, [...], arises from the view that #nonparticipation is self-protection, in contrast to the older idea that being urban is a participatory sport."
"When you’re on social media or using a search engine, it’s harvesting your #data and collecting revenue from pushing targeted ads at you, unless you went through the acrobatics of opting out."
Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world
A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started already…
Gérald SERAI
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