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How to Know What’s Real

How to Know What's Real: How to Live in a Digital City

May 20, 2024
28:28
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Danah Boyd, a partner researcher at Microsoft Research and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Georgetown University, discusses how the challenges of urbanization in the past can shed light on navigating the digital world. She explores parallels between city living and online interactions, touching on anonymity, community formation, and societal impacts of online behaviors.
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Quick takeaways

  • Navigating online interactions lacks clear guidelines, posing challenges in managing context collapses and maintaining multiple identities.
  • Anonymity online can foster personal evolution and protection, but also toxicity and reduced accountability, paralleling challenges in balancing privacy and engagement in digital cities.

Deep dives

Life in City Versus Online

Living in a city differs significantly from the online experience. Cities offer diverse interactions, from walking among people to navigating social codes. In contrast, living online often involves isolation, with digital communication dominating work and social interactions.

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