Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid : : Changing Feelings about Technology, from the Telegraph to Twitter / / Luke Fernandez, Susan J. Matt.

Facebook makes us lonely. Selfies breed narcissism. On Twitter, hostility reigns. Pundits and psychologists warn that digital technologies substantially alter our emotional states. But Luke Fernandez and Susan Matt show that technology doesn’t just affect how we feel from moment to moment—it changes...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019]
©2020
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (416 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction --
1. From Vanity to Narcissism --
2. The Lonely Cloud --
3. The Flight from Boredom --
4. Pay Attention --
5. Awe --
6. Anger Rising --
Conclusion --
Notes --
Acknowledgments --
Index
Summary:Facebook makes us lonely. Selfies breed narcissism. On Twitter, hostility reigns. Pundits and psychologists warn that digital technologies substantially alter our emotional states. But Luke Fernandez and Susan Matt show that technology doesn’t just affect how we feel from moment to moment—it changes profoundly the underlying emotions themselves.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674239364
9783110652031
DOI:10.4159/9780674239364
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Luke Fernandez, Susan J. Matt.