There is a subtle passivity that is inflicted on the user, learned by the user. He or she only receives No matter what others say, she is affected. Post stuff and wait for the approval cookie.
Reading is also lonely, but it is not passive. The user can choose what to read. The user is doing the active work of making the story play out in their head. This is active not passive.
The moment the user’s mind wanders, the story stops. The user is responsible.
With screens, if the user’s mind wanders, the story continues. The user is not responsible.
We must not allow ourselves to be trained to be passive. We should instinctively feel irritation with this kind of spoon feeding.
It’s the difference between mom saying open for your baby’s food and us cutting ourselves a juicy steak, using the tools, deciding which part to eat first.
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