Bored, lonely, angry, stupid : changing feelings about technology, from the telegraph to Twitter / Luke Fernandez, Susan J. Matt.

By:

Fernandez, Luke [author.]

Contributor(s):

Matt, Susan J. (Susan Jipson), 1967- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Harvard University Press, 2019.Description: 464 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:

9780674983700

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

004 23 FER

Contents:

From vanity to narcissism -- The lonely cloud -- The flight from boredom -- Pay attention -- Awe -- Anger rising.

Summary: Do our digital habits kill our attention span or alter the nature of focus? Is social media driving us apart or changing the meaning of social relationships? How we answer these questions will hinge on what we value. This wide-ranging account of our emotional responses to new technologies, from the telegraph to the smart phone, argues that we are profoundly changed by them. Today, for example, we are increasingly distrustful of social media, yet we have a hard time separating ourselves from the technologies we don't trust. It turns out this is not new: Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid reveals how past technological innovations aroused intense feelings and altered our sense of self.--

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Samtse College of Education General Stacks	Non-fiction	004 FER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		A21179
Books	Samtse College of Education General Stacks	Non-fiction	004 FER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		A21180

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From vanity to narcissism -- The lonely cloud -- The flight from boredom -- Pay attention -- Awe -- Anger rising.

Do our digital habits kill our attention span or alter the nature of focus? Is social media driving us apart or changing the meaning of social relationships? How we answer these questions will hinge on what we value. This wide-ranging account of our emotional responses to new technologies, from the telegraph to the smart phone, argues that we are profoundly changed by them. Today, for example, we are increasingly distrustful of social media, yet we have a hard time separating ourselves from the technologies we don't trust. It turns out this is not new: Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid reveals how past technological innovations aroused intense feelings and altered our sense of self.--

Book Aid International 2024 (Donated by the Bhutan Society of the UK Trust Fund) 19.3.25 D 5237-A21179

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