The Internet and Me (part 3)
Thinking again about those unsolicited catalogues, it reminds me of all the furore over featured ads on Facebook when they were first introduced and how strong the reaction was. It seemed to me that people felt betrayed by what they had been sold as the dream of the internet…
The Internet and Me (part 2)
Of course, everything is context and it has been interesting for me to note from personal experience over recent years that digital doom-mongering and calling for regular detoxing are propounded not necessarily by older generations but by those who have grown up with digital life as a constant…
The Internet and Me (part 1)
Note from the writer: This article was written before the Christchurch, New Zealand shootings. I felt more than ambiguous about it being published for fear of it coming across as crass and insensitive and therefore…