{"id":606,"date":"2015-10-07T07:15:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T11:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccsmfa.wordpress.com\/?p=606"},"modified":"2021-01-18T18:59:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T23:59:43","slug":"the-future-of-conversation-generally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pangaro.com\/designconversation\/2015\/10\/the-future-of-conversation-generally\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Conversation (Generally)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/10\/04\/books\/review\/jonathan-franzen-reviews-sherry-turkle-reclaiming-conversation.html?_r=0\">a useful review by\u00a0Jonathen Franzen called &#8220;Sherry Turkle\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Reclaiming\u00a0Conversation\u2019<\/a>\u201d, about\u00a0Turkle\u2019s\u00a0new book.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">Franzen says &#8220;Conversation is Turkle\u2019s organizing principle\u00a0because so much of what constitutes humanity\u00a0is threatened when we replace it with electronic\u00a0communication.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Turkle praises one user interface that, &#8220;instead of encouraging us to stay connected as\u00a0long as possible, would encourage us to\u00a0disengage.\u201d But this is a utopian approach, not a pragmatic one.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Since today\u2019s &#8220;electronic communication\u201d is far from conversation, a pragmatic approach would be to make digital interfaces\u2014which are inevitable in our lives, and ever more so, and for more of the world&#8217;s population\u2014better at facilitating &#8220;human conversation.\u201d While this may not answer all objections, it&#8217;s a way to manage \u201c<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satisficing\">satisficing<\/a>&#8221; our\u00a0design goals.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a useful review by\u00a0Jonathen Franzen called &#8220;Sherry Turkle\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Reclaiming\u00a0Conversation\u2019\u201d, about\u00a0Turkle\u2019s\u00a0new book. 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