"...simple awareness is the seed of responsibility." p. xxii

Summary

Chapter 5: Ecology of Strangers

Chapter 6: Restoring the Grounds for Thought

Questions

  1. O'Dell's argument shifts into more theoretical territory for the last two chapters. How does it make you think of the rest of the book?
  2. On page 135, O'Dell acknowledges that shifted perspectives do not necessarily shift back easily. How has this book shifted your perspective? How does that make you feel?
  3. On page 163, Mark Zuckerburg declares an end to multiple selves. Do you agree or disagree with his assessment regarding our multiple identities?
  4. How would you redesign social media to reduce context collapse?
  5. How do we use these two chapters to teach someone to do nothing?