Kevin Kelly responds to Sherry Turkle
Kevin Kelly

Sherry Turkle wrote:
One is alone. One fills in the blanks for oneself. And yet one feels together, supported by others because of a sense of connection. As in a psychoanalytic session -- where analyst is there but does not see the patient -- one feels supported to say -- whatever. The medium supports a transference to the medium itself. More than mediation, it amplifies and validates.
Alone together.
Together alone.
I think those may be two different modes.
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posted February 2, 2010
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