The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection

By Michael Harris

Categories: Computers & Technology, Politics & Social Sciences

Journalist Michael Harris argues that ours is the only generation that will know life both before and after the internet. He explores what we are losing as constant connection replaces absence, solitude, boredom and daydreaming. Drawing on history, science and his own experiment in going offline, Harris considers memory, attention, love and authenticity, and urges readers to reclaim time away from screens.

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