We all know the feeling of surrendering to the embedded biases of our …

Douglas Rushkoff
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We all know the feeling of surrendering to the embedded biases of our devices. We let our cell phones ping us every time there's an incoming message and check our e-mail even when we'd best pay attention to what's going on around us in the real world. We text while driving. ✨ Edward Snowden is a hero by Douglas Rushkoff, www.cnn.com. June 10, 2013.
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