Book · 2011 · Social aspects
Alone Together
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She's had some best-selling books like Alone Together in 2011 and reclaiming conversation from 2015.
The best things said about it
You know that cherry turkle says you know robots may be better than nothing but they're not enough and I would say in response to that um they're better than nothing.
And cheri turkel um you know who's been working at mit wrote the book reclaiming conversation and alone together.
Tristan Harris The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 2020 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Alone Together by Sherry Turkle is a compelling examination of how digital technology and modern robotics increasingly substitute for genuine human connection and alter our social relationships. On The Book Review, Dwight Garner listed Alone Together alongside Turkle's subsequent 2015 work, Reclaiming Conversation, while discussing her prominent bibliography and best-selling status as an author and researcher. On Modern Wisdom, Rob Brooks referenced Sherry Turkle's insights to discuss the growing phenomenon of people falling in love with robots, noting the sentiment that while artificial companions may be better than nothing, they ultimately fall short of true human companionship. Similarly, Tristan Harris mentioned Sherry Turkle's work on The Joe Rogan Experience, specifically citing her extensive research at MIT and her books Reclaiming Conversation and Alone Together to illustrate the widespread societal trend of preferring digital communication and artificial connections over messy, real-world relationships. Through these podcast mentions, contributors emphasized the ongoing relevance of Turkle's sociological warnings about the psychological costs of constant connectivity, isolation, and the gradual erosion of authentic interpersonal dialogue in the digital age.
Every mention
Dwight Garner she's had some best-selling books like Alone Together in 2011 and reclaiming conversation from 2015 1
“she's had some best-selling books like Alone Together in 2011 and reclaiming conversation from 2015”
Rob Brooks you know that cherry turkle says you know robots may be better than nothing but they're not enough and I wo… 1
“you know that cherry turkle says you know robots may be better than nothing but they're not enough and I would say in response to that um they're better than nothing”
Tristan Harris and cheri turkel um you know who's been working at mit wrote the book reclaiming conversation and alone tog… 1
“and cheri turkel um you know who's been working at mit wrote the book reclaiming conversation and alone together”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I think that should be a new book you know Sherry turkle went and wrote a book about that idea alone together”
“You know, Sherry Turkle went and wrote a book about that idea, 'Alone Together.' Maybe you should write 'Alone Alone.'”