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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
Tags: relationships, popularity, idolatry, connection, community

Other Quotes by "Sherry Turkle"

I love sharing photographs and websites, I'm for all of these things. I'm for Facebook. But to say that this is sociability? We begin to define things in terms of what technology enables and technology allows.
— Sherry Turkle
Tags: say, things, technology, love
Face-to-face conversation unfolds slowly. It teaches patience.
— Sherry Turkle
Tags: face-to-face, conversation, patience
Thumbs up or thumbs down on a website is not a conversation. The danger is you get into a habit of mind where politics means giving a thumbs up or thumbs down to a website. The world is a much more complex place.
— Sherry Turkle
Tags: mind, world, you, politics
People thought I was very pro-computer. I was on the cover of 'Wired' magazine. Then things began to change. In the early '80s, we met this technology and became smitten like young lovers. But today our attachment is unhealthy.
— Sherry Turkle
Tags: people, technology, today, change
What is so seductive about texting, about keeping that phone on, about that little red light on the BlackBerry, is you want to know who wants you.
— Sherry Turkle
Tags: phone, red, you, light
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