Comments on: Our digital senses http://alper.nl/dingen/2008/11/our-digital-senses/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:53:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Robbert Jan Grootjans http://alper.nl/dingen/2008/11/our-digital-senses/#comment-722 Robbert Jan Grootjans Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:16:51 +0000 http://alper.nl/dingen/?p=570#comment-722 It is probably a very meak comparison, but the introduction of new forms of information distribution always has the 'addictive' effect. In the time before mobile devices, it was not unusual for an individual to have memorised ten, and sometimes tens of telephone numbers for personal use. This changed radically when mobiles became a common appearance. Owning a mobile seemed to immediately clear the memory of the user of any present numbers ;). By the way, actual sensory deprevation techniques, such as float tanks, are often used as an extreme method to become relaxed or a sort of 'quick vacation'. It is probably a very meak comparison, but the introduction of new forms of information distribution always has the ‘addictive’ effect. In the time before mobile devices, it was not unusual for an individual to have memorised ten, and sometimes tens of telephone numbers for personal use. This changed radically when mobiles became a common appearance. Owning a mobile seemed to immediately clear the memory of the user of any present numbers ;) .

By the way, actual sensory deprevation techniques, such as float tanks, are often used as an extreme method to become relaxed or a sort of ‘quick vacation’.

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