The human condition is one that gravitates towards ease. The technology industry has taken this fundamental human desire and made billions in feeding it. The TV, the cell phone, the car, the airplane, the computer, the search engine, and social media all provide a shortcut to an end. The airplane, obviously, a shortcut to a destination, and social media, a shortcut to human interaction, an ability to portray whatever "you" that you'd like to portray without having to interact on a one-on-one basis. This desire for ease that's constantly quenched by the latest innovation isn't all positive. With everything at [...]
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