Pressed for Time Wajcman Judy
Pressed for Time Wajcman Judy The technologically tethered, iPhone-addicted figure is an image we can easily conjure. This widespread perception that life is faster than it used to be is now…
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Pressed for Time Wajcman Judy
The technologically tethered, iPhone-addicted figure is an image we can easily conjure. This widespread perception that life is faster than it used to be is now ingrained in our culture, and smartphones and the Internet are continually being blamed. Most of us complain that there aren't enough hours in the day and too many e-mails in our thumb-accessible inboxes.
Isn't technology supposed to make our lives easier?In Pressed for Time, Judy Wajcman explains why we immediately interpret our experiences with digital technology as inexorably accelerating everyday life. But isn't the sole purpose of the smartphone to give us such quick access to people and information that we'll be free to do other things? She argues that we are not mere hostages to communication devices, and the sense of always being rushed is the result of the priorities and parameters we ourselves set rather