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WHY
 SOCIAL
MEDIA’S
   SHIT
    @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
THE BEST THING SINCE JESUS




                   @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
BUT

       @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
‘We feel
more
insecure,
isolated and
lonely than
ever’.

   Source: The insecure American: How we got
            here and what we should do about it 




                                                    @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
‘Americans
say they
have fewer
friends
than ever
before’.

                         Source: Social isolation
                                     in America: 
    Changes in core discussion networks over two
                                          decades



                                                      @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
‘We only
    have two
         close
     friends’.
                                   
      Source: The Guardian: 
Social networking aside how
          many close friends
               do you have?
                                    



        @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
WHY?

        @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
1. EVERYBODY’S 
 
 
 
    PRETENDING

2. EVERYBODY’S 
    ELSEWHERE

3. EVERYBODY NEEDS 
 
 
 
 TO BE ALONE
                      @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
1. EVERYBODY’S

 
 
 PRETENDING



                    @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
@LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
THE ADVANTAGE OF 
SCREENS IS THAT THEY GIVE US
    SOMEWHERE TO HIDE 
                     @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
‘Whenever
there is time to
write, edit and
delete there is
room for
performance’.
                       
          Sherry Turkle, 
          Alone Together




                             @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
WE FEAR THE ECHO
CHAMBER CREATED BY
COPY AND PASTE




              @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
@LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
@LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
@LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
‘We’ve stopped
living life at
face value.
Now we live
life at
interface
value’.

         Sherry Turkle, 
      @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
         Alone Together
WE SHOULD BE 
DOING MORE OF THIS




                @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
AND LESS OF THIS

               @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
2. EVERYBODY’S

 
 
 ELSEWHERE



                   @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
NOBODY’S
WHERE
THEY ARE




            @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
NOT EVEN AT WEDDINGS




                @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
NOT EVEN WITH 
THEIR CHILDREN




             @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
‘Technology
like iPhones
close us off
from our
ecosystems.
This is why we
don’t take care
of nature.’
                              
 Juan Pablo Orrego, 180° South

            @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
IT’S NOT A NEW PROBLEM
            ‘In the hopes of
            reaching the
            moon men fail to
            see the flowers
            that blossom at
            their feet.’
                  Albert Schweitzeer 




                   @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
BUT HERE AND NOW IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT
PLACE ON EARTH
‘One of my favorite
methods of finding
happiness and
preventing stress is
living in the
moment’.
                      John Maeda, 
    Designer, Author, Scientist and 
                  Zen Philosopher
      @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
3. EVERYBODY

 
 
 NEEDS TO BE ALONE



                 @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
THERE
ARE
THREE
AMAZING
BENEFITS
OF
SOLITUDE
            @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
ATONEMENT TO SELF




              @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
INTENSIFICATION
             @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
DISINHIBITION




           @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
BUT IT’S
ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE
TO BE ALONE
THESE DAYS


     @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
SO WHAT
SHOULD WE
ALL DO?

       @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
@LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
LOOK FORWARD TO 
   THE PAST
       ‘A solution for a lot
       of the world’s
       problems may be
       to turn around and
       take a forward
       step.’ 
                      Yvon Chouinard,
                     Patagonia founder



                 @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
LIVE A LESS
MEDIATED LIFE




           @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  
MYSPACE




           @LukeTipping,	
  Feb	
  2012	
  

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