My fitness tracker congratulates me for walking to the bathroom and I feel genuinely proud and also deeply ashamed that this is what counts as achievement in my life now.
More people experience this than they realize.
Technology gamifies the most basic human activities, replacing intrinsic motivation with external validation for simply being alive.
“Where Are You with Technology and human identity — who are we with our tools??”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.