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When technology makes you forget your cultural values

My grandmother taught me to greet everyone properly and take time with people but now I just send quick WhatsApp messages and I feel like I am losing something important about who I am supposed to be.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The efficiency of digital communication conflicts with traditional practices that build community and respect.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with African philosophy of technology — Ubuntu and the examined tool?”

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