• Contact Us
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
Sunday, September 24, 2023
National Tribune
SUBSCRIBE
  • World
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Science
  • Health
  • Opinion
  • World
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Science
  • Health
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
NT
No Result
View All Result
Home Uncategorized

How Coronavirus Is Finally Fulfilling the Internet’s Promise

by Associated News
April 20, 2020
in Uncategorized
0
How Coronavirus Is Finally Fulfilling the Internet’s Promise
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

News by VICE

“What are the advantages of being there in person, and what do we really miss and need?”

Apr 20 2020, 4:43pm

ShareTweet

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.

Before the era of COVID-19, people were anxious about screen time destroying their ability to connect with each other in real life. But for those 13-year-olds who don’t want to cancel their bar mitzvahs and that couple who had their heart set on that anniversary trip, screens are now the best consolation prize.

Health crises eventually end, and soon people will get comfortable being within 6 feet of each other. But in a post-pandemic world, we may realize being that close and touching a stranger’s hand isn’t even a risk we’re willing to take — or a risk we have to take.

“I think it’s going to make us consider what are the advantages? And what are the advantages of being there in person and what do we really miss and need?” said Ioana Literat, assistant professor of Communication, Media, and Learning Technologies Design at Columbia University.

“I think that the emphasis should be on human agency. Right? It’s not what social media does to us, but what we do with social media.”

Continue Reading…

Associated News

Associated News

Next Post
Cops Shot and Killed a Black Man in a Walmart in a Confrontation Caught on Video

Cops Shot and Killed a Black Man in a Walmart in a Confrontation Caught on Video

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

Trump taps legal heavyweights for impeachment defence

Trump taps legal heavyweights for impeachment defence

4 years ago
Pressure Builds to Send Tanks to Kyiv; Russian Forces Home In on Bakhmut

Pressure Builds to Send Tanks to Kyiv; Russian Forces Home In on Bakhmut | NationalTribune.com

8 months ago

Popular News

    About Us

    National Tribune is an independent newspaper and publishing company owned by the National Tribune Company, formed in 1877 in Washington, D.C.

    • World
    • Business
    • Politics
    • Science
    • Health
    • Opinion
    • Help
    • About Us
    • Subscriptions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Corporate
    • Terms Of Service
    • GDPR

    Connect With us

    • Contact Us

    © 1877 - 2023 NationalTribune.com

    No Result
    View All Result
    • About
    • About Us
    • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Home
    • Home 1
    • Home 2
    • Home 3
    • Home 4
    • Home 5
    • Homepage
    • Homepage
    • Investor Relations
    • Log In
    • Member Directory
    • My Account
    • My Profile
    • News
    • Privacy Policy
    • Reset Password
    • Sign Up
    • We’re Hiring

    © 1877 - 2023 NationalTribune.com

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password?

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In