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ISSUES & IDEAS

Measure for Pleasure

Digital overload isn’t making us happier or more productive.

by William Powers
Saturday, April 12, 2008


Is life in this brave new media age making us very, very happy or terribly sad?

For a long time, the answer seemed clear: Happy! Remember the hope and euphoria of the early digital years, back in the ’90s? Soon news and ...


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