Hamza Shamza

“The idea that we can be exactly what the other desires is a powerful fantasy.”
― Sherry Turkle, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

“Relationships we complain about nevertheless keep us connected to life.”
― Sherry Turkle, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

“We are at a moment of temptation, ready to turn to machines for companionship even as we seem pained or inconvenienced to engage with each other in settings as simple as a grocery store. We want technology to step up as we ask people to step back.”
― Sherry Turkle, Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age

“In order to feel more, and to feel more like ourselves, we connect. But in our rush to connect, we flee solitude. In time, our ability to be separate and gather ourselves is diminished. If we don’t know who we are when we are alone, we turn to other people to support our sense of self. This makes it impossible to fully experience others as who they are. We take what we need from them in bits and pieces; it is as though we use them as spare parts to support our fragile selves.”
― Sherry Turkle, Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age