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The museum of me

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Ullman, E. (2017). The museum of me. In Ullman, E. Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology. MCD, pp. 81-93

(adjective) of or relating to a synapsis / (adjective) of or relating to a synapse

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Following hyperlinks on the web is like the synaptic drift of dreams, a loosening of intention, the mind associating freely

pretty

—p.83 by Ellen Ullman
notable
5 years ago

Following hyperlinks on the web is like the synaptic drift of dreams, a loosening of intention, the mind associating freely

pretty

—p.83 by Ellen Ullman
notable
5 years ago
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Days went by, then weeks. I still did not have a faucet.

People who have no choice are generally unhappy. But people with too many choices are almost as unhappy as those who have no choice at all.

And that was the state of unhappiness into which the web had lured me. [...] on the web, I was alone, adrift in a sea of empty, illusory, misery-inducing choice.

—p.88 by Ellen Ullman 5 years ago

Days went by, then weeks. I still did not have a faucet.

People who have no choice are generally unhappy. But people with too many choices are almost as unhappy as those who have no choice at all.

And that was the state of unhappiness into which the web had lured me. [...] on the web, I was alone, adrift in a sea of empty, illusory, misery-inducing choice.

—p.88 by Ellen Ullman 5 years ago