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People thought I was very pro-computer. I was on the cover of Wired magazine. [Then things began to change. In the early 80s,] we met this technology and became smitten like young lovers. But today our attachment is unhealthy.
Sherry Turkle
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Sherry Turkle
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: June 18
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