Summary of "Connected but Not Alone"

"Connected but not Alone", Sherry Turkle basically proposes that our use of mobile devices and social media may in fact be getting out of hand. In her study of numerous individuals she found we are feeling alone and, perhaps we need to unplug from the web of connectivity and texts and have a conversation. She says that even though we think that we are having a conversation, in reality all of those little tweets and texts don't add up to an emotional connection. That time editing the thoughts posted on the web or in our phone is not portraying the real and actual you. She calls it the "Goldilocks effect"' we want to talk to each other, yet still retain the ability to edit, delete, or completely change what we have said. To keep anyone at a length we are comfortable with. The stumbles and ums. or I don't knows are a vital part of human interaction we need. We are searching for connection in life and our electronic connection isn't the healthy one, and we are losing the ability to connect to people. Our children are being taught this cycle and they don’t know how to break it. As a result they are feeling more and more alone. We need to take the time to put down the devices and talk to each other regardless of how uncomfortable we are.