@zeynep Downward trend of book reading would be the third factor. Literature is a powerful empathy trainers.http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0116492 …
@mariachong Attention on each other? Well, again, books break that. Haven't you seen a bookworm kid? But obviously, they are complex.
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@mariachong Still, no evidence that current social tech is implicated in destruction of empathy, see plenty reasons in other direction. -
@zeynep I love this discussion & your willingness to examine the issue. Lots more observation/study to be done + tech is here to stay.
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