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In *The End of Absence*, Michael Harris argues that our generation is the only one to have lived both with and without the Internet, and that the constant digital connectivity now masks a fundamental loss: the ability to be alone, to experience silence, wonder, and solitude. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with global experts, Harris explores how this erosion of absence impacts every facet of life—from sex and commerce to memory and attention span—while warning that once we give up the gift of absence, we may never truly understand its value.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Psychology/Social Psychology
Authors: Michael Harris
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