I'm certainly not opposed to digital technology, whose graces I daily …

Diane Ackerman
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I'm certainly not opposed to digital technology, whose graces I daily enjoy and rely on in so many ways. But I worry about our virtual blinders. ✨ Are We Living in Sensory Overload or Sensory Poverty?. opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. June 10, 2012.
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I'm certainly not opposed to digital technology, whose graces I daily enjoy and rely on in so many ways. But I worry about our virtual blinders. ✨ Are We Living in Sensory Overload or Sensory Poverty?. opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. June 10, 2012.

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