The Atlantic
Literary Fiction Still Struggling to Capture That 'Everything Is on Fire' Vibe
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Ian Bogost Says All Those Automatic Toilets Are Slowly Stripping Away Our Humanity (And He's Not Wrong)
Ian Bogost's new book argues that convenience technologies have quietly dematerialized everyday life - and he's not blaming Silicon Valley alone, but he's definitely side-eyeing it.
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The Atlantic
Man Gets Stitches, Accidentally Discovers the Lost Art of Doing One Thing at a Time
A writer gets stitches, accidentally discovers monotasking, and now everyone else has to find a less painful way to put down their phones.
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