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Rob Walker: It Hurts to Be Present

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Social Media Technology Is an Addiction

The drive to be productive is so deeply embedded in all of us now. Rob calls out such an important tension with that final statement. This feeling that everything, even just noticing the world around us, must somehow be a means to an end. And if we aren't packaging that moment up for someone else's consumption, well, was it really worth it? It's not about being productive. It's about looking productive.

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