Episode 1139 • • 1:32:48 - 1:36:27
1139: Mooch and Stoll
The Dreary Reality of a Hyper-Connected World
Cliff Stoll reflects on his time teaching eighth grade, where he observed students choosing texting over athletics and face-to-face interaction. He expresses sadness over the rise of online trolling and sarcasm, which he views as a poor substitute for self-supportive communities. Stoll worries that the modern love affair with high-tech information systems is leading both children and adults into dreary, unhappy lives.