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The Flight From Conversation By: Mark Dimock

Photo by: Johan Larsson (flickr)

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We live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating.

And yet we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection.

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The little devices most of us carry around are so powerful that they change not only what we

do, but also who we are.

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In the silence of connection, people are comforted by

being in touch with a lot of people — carefully kept at

bay.

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We are tempted to think that our little “sips” of online connection add up to a big gulp of real

conversation. But they don’t.

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Connecting in sips may work for gathering discrete bits of information...

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But connecting in sips doesn’t work as well when it comes to understanding and knowing

one another.

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We think constant connection will make us feel less lonely. The opposite is true.

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If we are unable to be alone, we are far more likely to be lonely.

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People can’t properly express emotion or

complete thoughts in a short text message

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As we get used to being shortchanged on conversation and to getting by with less, we seem almost willing to dispense with people

altogether.

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“Someday, someday, but

certainly not now, I’d like to learn how to have a conversation.”

–Sixteen Year Old

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Human relationships are rich; they’re messy and demanding.

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Often, I will be somewhere, and see people my age who are supposed to be a “couple” who are barely able to

say hi to each other.

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I’m sure as soon as they go home, their iPhones will light up with little hearts and endearing expressions

of their undying love.

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We don’t know how to actually deal with one another anymore, because real life doesn’t come with a delete button and little smiley

faces.

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We need to remember — in between texts and e-mails and Facebook posts — to listen to one another

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People want most of all to be heard; to have others listen to them — really listen — and understand their needs and concerns.

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So I say, look up, look at one another, and let’s start the conversation.

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References

• The Flight From Conversation. Sherry Turkle. The New York Times. April 2012. (Slides: 2-10, 12, 14, 18-20)

• Texting teens don’t know how to have real conversations, http://www.voxxi.com/texting-teens-conversations/#ixzz2TcBxe5Je (Slides: 11, 15, 16, 17)