tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post876549933529744500..comments2023-12-18T07:59:16.525-05:00Comments on Hats and Rabbits: On Phones and Bruising One's SelfChris Matarazzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-82684921550685802262018-01-06T14:17:09.752-05:002018-01-06T14:17:09.752-05:00It really is kind of a tide that sweeps us up, isn...It really is kind of a tide that sweeps us up, isn't it? Oy. Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693471143220681808.post-62740572544529653222018-01-05T22:56:45.673-05:002018-01-05T22:56:45.673-05:00I'm with you on this, Chris. I have no social ...I'm with you on this, Chris. I have no social media apps enabled on my phone, and I often turn off the ringer.<br /><br />The great lie of the early Internet era was that we'd each be able to customize technology to suit our unique needs. Not many people were cynical enough to predict the immense peer pressure to use social media; the difficulty (or impossibility) of customizing most apps; the expectation of constant availability; the blurring of lines between "work time" and "personal time"; and the mass hypnotism of millions of people by handheld devices that serve as windows on the worst of human behavior. Being yourself, and picking and choosing only the technology that suits you and using it as it suits you, are becoming downright countercultural.Jeffhttp://www.quidplura.comnoreply@blogger.com