The Dating Den

Marni welcomes the Authors of Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid: Changing Feelings About Technology from Telegraph to Twitter, Dr. Susan Matt, and Luke Fernandez into the Den. Luke is an Assistant Professor at Weber State School of Computing and Susan is a Professor of History at Weber State. Both have been published in the Washington Post.   Key takeaways from this episode:  Emotions are created by culture Effects of technology on expectations Reframing ideas and feelings Enjoying solitude versus fear of loneliness How Technology is Changing People [2:08] Our personalities and emotions are changing due to social media. Past generations didn’t quantify their worth with how many friends they had. They didn’t get bored as easily because no one was pressuring them to use their time. Susan points out the word boredom didn’t exist until the 19th century. Luke encourages us to think of emotions and feelings as not just biological but as things that are shaped by the world around us. By technologies and language.  Tec