After reading Sherry Turkle's book Alone Together, I was left with mixed feelings. I thought the book was poorly written and could have been structured better. The way Turkle structures the book bored and disinterested me. On the other hand, it enlightened me about the conditions that technology has created in society. Reading some parts of the book bored me. I think the author could have sequenced it better. The author prefaces some chapters or sections with a point and reinforces it with interviews of many research participants and quotes from interviews. I find myself skipping some parts just because I didn't want to read every person's reactions to a new robot, there were just too many of them. For example, in the book Turkle talks about the AIBO robot (53) and interviews research participants. Most of them reinforce his thesis: humans have the potential to develop some sort of emotional attachment to robot companions. She was not obligated to include all the interviews she did with research participants. While it's bad to include an interview to prove the point, there comes a point where it becomes too much, and I finally skipped it. I also didn't like the research that was done. There should have been more statistical facts instead of interviews and stories of a few research participants. I have a hard time believing that some of the people you research could be the basis for the trend. I would have liked to see more evidence. While the book has its flaws, it enlightened me about how technology impacts society. I learned a lot about technology from the book. I learned more about people's growing attachment to technology, how technology affects us socially, and most importantly, the e......medium of paper......that uses it. With these new developments, people will find comfort and happiness with themselves. So where do we go from here? I believe in innovation and the progress of technology. With new technologies there will be ramifications and it is our job, the human race, to adapt to the new society they create. Perhaps in the future humans will be able to communicate telepathically, which will eliminate the need for speaking altogether. But just because something new comes along, doesn't mean we should bring the technology back. Imagine the anarchy that would be created if smartphones and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter were eliminated. There may never be a solution to being "alone together," but if it means people are happier in their simulated world, then maybe being "alone together" isn't such a bad consequence. Works Cited Sherry Turkle Alone Together