Really Very Human

Really Very Human

The Lost Joy of Containment

An Elegy For The Noble Computer Room

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Dan Sheehan
Sep 03, 2020
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I tried the other day to remember the last time being “offline” didn’t feel like a big deal. To fully unplug now requires a concerted effort, if it’s even possible. It can be depressing to realize how much our devices have come to feel like necessary extensions of ourselves. I get the urge to check Twitter every ten minutes. I have no idea how to naviga…

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