NYT Tech Reporter Endorses Compartmentalized Media (Endorses Paper)

Oh he said it. He took a bold step. Kevin Roose said it:

“For me, the best attention-guarding ritual of all is reading — sitting down to read physical, printed books for long stretches of time, with my phone sequestered somewhere far away.”

Of course, if reader zooms back, they discover the boomer writer included this disclaimer first so that people didn't dismiss this comment as symptomatic of an OLDE person:

Thus technology becomes humanity’s master, rather than the reverse. “There are established ways to train our brains to better guard our attention,” writes Roose — who, it is worth noting, is a millennial-era writer who specializes in digital technology. “For me, the best attention-guarding ritual of all is reading — sitting down to read physical, printed books for long stretches of time, with my phone sequestered somewhere far away.”

Further Reading:
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"The kiosks are like vending machines for creative writing, dispensing stories on eco-friendly recyclable, receipt-like paper."   bart.gov





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