The End of Absence by Michael Harris Summary
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In "The End of Absence," Michael Harris explores what we've lost in our constantly connected world. Like Orwell's "1984," it warns how technology erodes solitude and deep thinking. His "Analog August" experiment reveals what happens when we disconnect - and why we desperately need to.
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We Are the Last to Remember Silence
What if the most precious thing we're losing isn't something we can hold, but rather its opposite-the spaces between? Right now, a generation walks the earth who remembers both worlds: rotary phones and smartphones, encyclopedias and Wikipedia, waiting and now. We're caught between Before and After, digital immigrants making a one-way journey into a landscape where silence, boredom, and solitude are becoming extinct. Unlike the slow centuries it took for Gutenberg's printing press to reshape civilization, our transformation happens at breakneck speed-a single human lifetime witnessing the complete rewiring of how we think, remember, and exist. The question isn't whether technology changes us. It's whether we'll notice what vanishes in the transition.
Your Brain on Internet
When Pain Becomes Performance
The Tyranny of Mass Opinion
Trading Reality for Its Shadow
Remembering How to Forget
The Value of Disconnection
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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