Controlling the Herd
Your Smartphone Is Making You Stupid, Antisocial and Unhealthy. So Why Can’t You Put It Down?
A decade ago, smart devices promised to change the way we think and interact, and they have – but not by making us smarter.
In the winter of 1906, the year San Francisco was destroyed by an earthquake and SOS became the international distress signal, Britain’s Punch magazine published a dark joke about the future of technology.
Under the headline, “Forecasts for 1907,” a black and white cartoon showed a well-dressed Edwardian couple sitting in a London park. The man and woman are turned away from each other, antennae protruding from their hats. In their laps are little black boxes, spitting out ticker tape.
A caption reads: “These two figures are not communicating with one another. The lady is receiving an amatory message, and the gentleman some racing results.”
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