Her findings show that we are more and more dependent on technological advancements, in particular, robotics, to solve some of our human problems such as loneliness, friendship, caring for each other, and ultimately, to love and be loved. The word ‘humans’ has to be emphasized because the first half of her book details her research on The Robotic Movement. We waste a lot of time on social media, Netflix and many other sources.Sherry Turkle is the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT, the founder and director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self, and a licensed clinical psychologist.įor thirty years, Turkle has been studying the social-psychological aspect of how technology has been changing us humans. The people tend to focus on taking pictures and they can’t enjoy the moments of seeing beauty. The technology makes you feel petty and worse about yourself while seeing continuously perfect models on TV channels or social media and keeps reminding that you are not fit.

Face to face conversation is almost rare and when it happens then they have nothing to talk about after a few minutes. Now, the people rely on their phone more like checking email, history of homework, calculator and perform other tasks.

We can’t focus on anything if we keep an internet connection on or sometimes we can’t wait to see the reach of our snapshot post. We did not know the inner emotions of people. This technology also destroyed our relations and today we are tearing apart the emotions of people through texting. Today, everything circulates around technology and our life is measured by the number of friends we have on social media. Growing up in today’s modern world is a lot different as compared to a few decades ago. Sherry Turkle is the author of this fantastic book. Description of Alone Together by Sherry Turkle PDFĪlone Together is the mid-life management and social media guide which describes the cons of technology in our daily life. Alone Together is the social media and mid-life management guide which tells the reader how we are destroying our lives while addicting to technology. Download Alone Together by Sherry Turkle PDF eBook Free.