The big disconnect : the story of technology and loneliness /

Tablets, smart phones, and social networks all promise better opportunities to connect and stay connected. Yet what they really do is replace face-to-face interactions and disguise our growing inability to trust others. According to recent surveys, sixty million Americans, 20 percent of the populati...

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Main Author: Slade, Giles
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2012.
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