The Extinction of Experience
Being Human in a Disembodied World
by Christine Rosen
Narrated by Suzie Althens
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Pub Date Sep 10 2024 | Archive Date Sep 17 2024
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Description
We embraced the mediated life—from Facetune and Venmo to meme culture and the Metaverse—because these technologies offer novelty and convenience. But they also transform our sense of self and warp the boundaries between virtual and real. What are the costs? Who are we in a disembodied world?
In The Extinction of Experience, Christine Rosen investigates the cultural and emotional shifts that accompany our embrace of technology. In warm, philosophical prose, Rosen reveals key human experiences at risk of going extinct, including face-to-face communication, sense of place, authentic emotion, and even boredom. Considering cultural trends, like TikTok challenges and mukbang, and politically unsettling phenomena, like sociometric trackers and online conspiracy culture, Rosen exposes an unprecedented shift in the human condition, one that habituates us to alienation and control. To recover our humanity and come back to the real world, we must reclaim serendipity, community, patience, and risk.
Advance Praise
"The Extinction of Experience is a beautifully expressed ode to the vanishing components of life that remain unplanned, unresearched, and unrecorded. Rosen is an excellent guide, explaining why there's no substitute for seeing, feeling, and touch the world directly."
―Adam Alter, New York Times bestselling author of Irresistible
"In an era when excessive screen time and the pressure to curate our lives for social media are just two of the many powerful technological forces that diminish our ability to be fully present, actualize our best selves, and meaningfully engage with the world around us, Christine Rosen’s The Extinction of Experience is a timely and insightful call to reclaim our humanity." ―Evan Selinger, Professor of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology
Available Editions
EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
ISBN | 9798855584288 |
PRICE | $19.99 (USD) |
DURATION | 8 Hours, 42 Minutes |