FILM260:  Flipbook  The  Regression  of  Social  Contact  

By:  Duncan  O’Donnell  

Image  Via  Flickr:  Jesse  W.  Dill  

“ADer  tens  of  thousands  of  years  of  interacIng  with  each  other  

preKy  much  the  same  way  –  face-­‐to-­‐face,  or  through  a  physical  device  (pictures,  words,  

smoke  signals)  –  we’ve  suddenly  become  able  to  communicate  over  long  distances  

instantaneously.”      

 

Image  Via  Flickr:  cosmonauIrussi  Source:  Erika  Anderson,  Forbes    

Image  Via  Flickr:  johnthurm  

FiDeen  years  ago,  the  majority  of  these  technologies  didn’t  exist.    now,  we  have  access  to  informaIon  conInuously  

and  it  has  changed  how  we        

                                   COMMUNICATE  

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In  fact of  digital  na4ves  prefer  to  communicate  digitally  rather  than  face-­‐to-­‐face  

Source:    How  Our  Digital  Devices  Are  AffecIng  Our  Personal  RelaIonships,  Iris  Adler  

Image  Via  Flickr:  p  medved  

 

 

Source:  Susan  Tardanico,  Forbes  

Image  Via  Flickr:  travit      

“It  is  never  okay  to  be  unavailable.  Ever.  Not  for  a  minute.”  

Though…  

We  are  constantly  con

nected  

and  never  disconnect

ed  

Source:    He  Texts,  She  Tweets    -­‐  Are  they  E-­‐CompaIble?    

Image  Via:  BreK  Levin  -­‐  Flickr      

Source:  Sherry  Turkle,  The  Flight  From  CommunicaIon    

Image  Via  Flickr:  adam.shamblin    Source:  Sherry  Turkle,  The  Flight  From  CommunicaIon    

Image  Via  Flickr:  rkleine  

to   our  

Sherry  Turkle,  The  Flight  From  CommunicaIon    

Image  Via  :  Wikimedia  Commons  

This  change  has  leD  us  

DIVIDED  

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Many  now  argue  “we  expect  more  from  technology  and  less  from  one  another”  providing  “the  illusion of companionship

without  the  demands  of  relaIonship.”  

Source:  Sherry  Turkle,  The  Flight  From  CommunicaIon      

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“we  end  up  hiding   from  one  another  even  as  we  are  constantly  connected”  

Source:  Sherry  Turkle,  The  Flight  From  CommunicaIon    

Image  Via  Flickr:  paurian    

Causing  us  too…  

“Change          n

ot  only      

what                      

               we  

do                          b

ut  also  

who  we  are”

 

Source:  Sherry  Turkle,  The  Flight  From  CommunicaIon    

Image  Via  Flickr:    Alex  Akopyan  

Now,  there  are  always  other  people  to  communicate  with    

leaving  us  to  ask…    

How  are  social  interacIons  changing?          

and            

What  factors  are  inside,      

 and  what  factors  are  outside  the  box?    

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One  study  states  the  changes  have:      

   Lessened  in4macy  and  saIsfacIon  among  romanIc  couples    

Source:  From  Bullying  To  RelaIonships  

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Because  of  this,  many  people  

hope  to  “preserve  the  values  and  

social  norms  of  offline  culture”  

Source:  Alexandra  Samuels,  The  AtlanIc  

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The  truth    is  that  we        should  be          worried  about            having  primarily              digital  friendships,              because  they  can  cause  a  loss                  of  empathy.            

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“The  problem  is,  as  empathy  wanes,  so  does  trust.  And                  

without  trust,  you  can't  have  a  cohesive  society.”  

Source:  Belinda  Luscombe,  Time  

Now,  only  Ime  will  tell  how  our      

digital  lives        

and    virtual  friendships    

     

will  shape  new  generaIons.  

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Image  Via:  Duncan  O’Donnell  

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Sources:  (Other  than  required  readings)  

 hKp://www.Ime.com/Ime/health/arIcle/0,8599,1998396,00.html    hKp://www.theatlanIc.com/technology/archive/2012/04/own-­‐it-­‐social-­‐media-­‐isnt-­‐just-­‐something-­‐other-­‐people-­‐do/256212/      hKp://www.forbes.com/sites/susantardanico/2012/04/30/is-­‐social-­‐media-­‐sabotaging-­‐real-­‐communicaIon/      hKp://www.wbur.org/2013/01/17/digital-­‐lives-­‐i