Name: Life in the "digital now"
Uploaded: 2013-10-30T15:16:19Z
Duration: 11 min 48 s
Description: One year ago, Abha Dawesar was living in blacked-out Manhattan post-Sandy, scrounging for power to connect. As a novelist, she was struck by this metaphor: Have our lives now become fixated on the drive to digitally connect, while we miss out on what's real?

One year ago, Abha Dawesar was living in blacked-out Manhattan post-Sandy, scrounging for power to connect. As a novelist, she was struck by this metaphor: Have our lives now become fixated on the drive to digitally connect, while we miss out on what's real?

Abha Dawesar: Life in the "digital now"

Life in the "digital now"

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the scramble for power to connect digital devices becomes a metaphor for our modern existential crisis.

In a post-Sandy blackout, a struggle for power reveals how essential digital connectivity has become, akin to food and shelter.

Digital distractions shape our perception of time, challenging our ability to live in the moment and distorting our personal narratives.