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This week’s articles poke at the limits of our accustomed ways of doing things, and probably the levels of information we’re reflexively used to dealing with. And it’s pretty damn eclectic. You’ve been warned.
Pregancy and technology and the human experience
Pregancy doesn’t seem like a typical topic for this newsletter, but this article shocked my futurism - minded brain, in part because it indicates how very differently we seek emotional support today versus not so long ago. I was fortunate enough to not experience miscarriages during my child bearing years, but my mother had several in the 10 years between her marriage and my birth. I don’t know who she went to for support, but I’d assume it was her nieces and sisters, as women like her had done for generations.
This article from The Conversation (a great eclectic read always) shines a light on two deep cultural transitions underway. One is the way in which online technologies have expanded our emotional networks to include platforms, content-makers and people who have a shared experience with us, but whom we might never encounter otherwise.
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