Opinion
We're connected like never before, but at risk of losing our identity
We desperately need to get back in touch, back to a world where you can't 'lose signal' or mute, writes Mark Barnes
13 June 2021 - 00:00
Guess who's coming to dinner? It's no longer about who's actually going to be at the table, that'll only cover the invited guests. The rest of those present will be determined by the aggregate of all of the contacts and followers of whatever kind, ever-present in the cellphones in the room...
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