The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World

by Christine Rosen

We embraced the mediated life--from Facetune and Venmo to meme culture and the Metaverse--because these technologies offer novelty and convenience. But they also transform our sense of self and warp the boundaries between virtual and real. What are the costs? Who are we in a disembodied world?

In The Extinction of Experience, Christine Rosen investigates the cultural and emotional shifts that accompany our embrace of technology. In warm,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393241718
• ISBN13: 9780393241716
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 272 Pages