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What does it mean?
The electronic age reduces humans to data and software, stripping away physical presence and depth.
In plain terms
Electronics turn humans into software and take away their physical self.
What can you take from it?
Digital life can reduce people to mere data.

Where it applies

  • digital identity
  • privacy
  • social interaction

Putting it to work

  • protect physical presence
  • value offline interaction
  • audit digital footprint

Questions to consider

  • How much of your identity is digital?
  • Does technology remove your physical presence?

Another view

Software abstraction can also enhance human capabilities and connection.

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