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# The Big Disconnect: The Story of Technology and Loneliness (Contemporary Issues)

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## Customer Reviews

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    This book is based on opinion and psuedoscience.
  

*by O***O on Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2018*

When Giles Slade starts off chapter 1 mentioning how life was better when humans believed they were the center of the universe, I knew I was going to be in for a crazy ride.  I mean, at least for me, the title indicates that he would be someone who has more knowledge than the average person to discuss technology and some scientific authority to justify his claim.  Yet here is, right off the bat showing that he considers technology to be inherently bad with no more of an explanation than stating that humans used to believe we could wrestle angels.  And that is supposed to make perfect sense?  Then he goes on (forever--I mean, I actually fell asleep!) about how we have purposefully made things like games and cars for no other reason except to isolate ourselves from other people.  Yep, not because we like to relax or have fun, among other reasons, but because we anti-social Americans just can't stand having to deal with others.  According to him, Americans also invented the doll so we could train our children for the life of isolation that awaits them here.  His "evidence" that supports this train of thought seems to be mostly other, anonymous, opinions from other foreigners and quotes from articles that seem like it would support what he is saying.  However, when I looked at some of his sources, they didn't really pan out because they don't qualify as scientific evidence and/or they don't actually support his argument because he takes them out of context.  Mind you that I haven't read past chapter 1, but there is  zero research into his claims thus far...  Well, then again he does mention, repeatedly, how awful science is, so I guess this is to be expected?  So if you simply want to read a book about someone's heavily biased and unfounded opinion about how Americans are lonely, empty people who sold their collective soul for the sake of technology, then by all means, see what this Canadian has to say.

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    TRUTHS OF THE TECH WORLD
  

*by G***A on Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2013*

Giles speaks the truth of the tech world, the "new world we live in" I felt or experienced much of what he writes about...therefore I validate his book...his book is well written, easy to understand.While there's many features of tech that is good, but many that are not.It's necessary to find a balance with most of the tech ...while difficult to do that. "good common sense should prevail.

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    A good read
  

*by D***E on Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2013*

This is a very interesting and enlightening book that helps me understand who/why we are the way we are these days. I highly recommend it.

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