Living in a Scrolling Society: How Technology Is Minimizing Our Sensitivity

Some say we’ve developed a microwave mentality of impatience and immediate gratification. In this increasingly speedy, technological world, another phenomenon is also developing. We are becoming a scrolling society. We are able to scroll past disagreements, police shootings, natural disasters, local news, long articles, and general foolishness with a simple swipe. Should we ever get tired of scrolling, we simply block, unfollow, and forget.

crisis communications, audienceKia JarmonSeptember 29, 2017technology, sensitivity, storytelling, public relationsComment