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Electronic Intimacy
Friendships that were once maintained with the rudimentary technology of pen and paper are now reinforced 24/7 with the stroke of a few keys. A longtime letter writer reflects on what has been gained... and lost.
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Christine Rosen is senior editor of The New Atlantis. Her book The Extinction of Experience, which explores how our lives are increasingly mediated by technology, will be published next year.
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