Individuals Online (with Amanda Hess & Jenny Odell)

July 27, 2020 01:04:59
Individuals Online (with Amanda Hess & Jenny Odell)
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Individuals Online (with Amanda Hess & Jenny Odell)

Jul 27 2020 | 01:04:59

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Show Notes

What exactly are we doing when we’re spending time online? Who profits from our presence there? And how has being on the internet changed the experience of being human?   Two high-profile writers who cover internet culture meditate on the experience of being human in the internet age. Social media has presented new phenomena—such as [...]

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