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Telephone companies sell us voice plans because they know we're not going to use them. We're hiding from each other. People say that calls aren't efficient, but trying to bring efficiency into your intimacy can get you into a lot of trouble.

Sherry Turkle

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Sherry Turkle
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: June 18
Non-Fiction Writer
Professor
Psychologist
Sociologist
University Teacher
New York City
New York
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