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You can find balance in the digital world. In fact, plenty of people feel more comfortable and themselves online. But plenty don’t. This article lacks that nuan
by renjimen 4y ago
You can find balance in the digital world. In fact, plenty of people feel more comfortable and themselves online. But plenty don’t. This article lacks that nuance.
- dbspin 4y agoThe purpose of an op-ed isn't to synthesise the range of views available into a digestible format. It's to articulate a distinct perspective or a dialectic between two perspectives as clearly and convincingly as possible. Ideally from a sincere and informed place. This article articulates one - very common to many knowledge workers - perspective on the pandemic (and contemporary online in general) experience. That of disconnection and disembodiment.
- renjimen 4y ago> The wall we all hit Sure, it’s an op-ed, but making blanket statements like this (in the first sentence) detracts from its more valid points and alienates a large portion of knowledge workers who actually enjoyed some of the changes brought about by the pandemic. Like any opinion, if you paint things in simple strokes you do yourself a disservice.