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Pope Francis-Digital media is making us stupid, selfish, and isolated

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Pope Francis-Digital media is making us stupid, selfish, and isolated

Many of us love sharing our experiences, one picture, 140 characters, one «like» at a time. That’s both a blessing and a curse, thinks the Pope (who knows a bit about those things). He worries that we are constantly communicating with others – but are missing «the complexity of their personal experience». Maybe we need more breaks to explore big ideas?

  Guest curated by Jessica Binsch

From Weekly Filet #213, in June 2015. More on:

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