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109: Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam

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The Negative Impact of Unintentional Technology Use on Our Social Relationships

40 hours a week is what people spend on TV I can't even get my head around that like it's so hard for me to get to that point. Why would you bring your phone into the bathroom? Oh sure. Yet, that's what everybody does. So true so true so it's only weird if you don't do it Really absolutely and I think the value here in Terms of this technology section and this is a broader topic than just bowling alone He's making the case that this is impacted our social relationships But you and I both know that this goes far beyond our relationships That there's negative stuff that goes along with unintentional technology use.

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