{"id":18433,"date":"2017-02-28T00:46:06","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T00:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kasiagalazka\/invisibilia-episode-six-our-computers-ourselves"},"modified":"2017-02-28T00:46:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T00:46:06","slug":"5-things-we-learned-about-how-tech-affects-us-on-the-final-episode-of-nprs-invisibilia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/18433","title":{"rendered":"5 Things We Learned About How Tech Affects Us On The Final Episode Of NPR’s “Invisibilia”"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Is the internet making us bigger jerks?<\/b> Find out what you missed from the grand finale of <i>Invisibilia<\/i>&rsquo;s riveting first season.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzz_sub_buzz\" class=\"c suplist_dec_up suplist_list_show \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3674367_5010176\">\t\t<h2>For their six-part podcast, <i>Invisibilia<\/i> hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller examine the invisible stuff that shapes us.<\/h2>\t<br>\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">Is the looming presence of computers in our lives good, or just plain creepy? If you’ve ever been unsure about our robotic sidekicks and how they affect our behavior, you’re in smart company. <\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the striking stories from the last episode of the first season, “Our Computers, Ourselves.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674367_5010495\">\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"754\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 754px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"5 Things We Learned About How Tech Affects Us On The Final Episode Of NPR's &quot;Invisibilia&quot;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/18\/enhanced\/webdr03\/anigif_enhanced-12778-1424217289-9.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Alice Mongkongllite \/ BuzzFeed<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674367_5004858\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">1.<\/span> Meet Thad Starner, cyborg.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"363\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 363px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"5 Things We Learned About How Tech Affects Us On The Final Episode Of NPR's &quot;Invisibilia&quot;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Stanford \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_V2i_7oX8mw\">youtube.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">While he&rsquo;s not physically fused with a computer, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduate and Georgia Tech professor has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2015\/02\/13\/385793862\/computer-or-human-thad\">worn one for roughly 20 years<\/a>. And his electronic sidekick is Lizzy, adopted from the first production car&rsquo;s nickname, the Tin Lizzy.<\/p>\n<p>If his eyewear looks reminiscent of Google Glass, you&rsquo;re totally right: He was one of its technical leads. Thad firmly believes his extra appendage has deepened his human relationships: It reinforces his memories and holds onto thoughts that would have otherwise slipped away had they not been recorded.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, you feel like a superhuman.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674367_5005108\">\t\t\t<h2>Like the Terminator, Thad’s eyewear is constantly populated with things he can say.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"409\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 409px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"5 Things We Learned About How Tech Affects Us On The Final Episode Of NPR's &quot;Invisibilia&quot;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Orion Pictures \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N-o-4txOiVE\">youtube.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">OK, it&rsquo;s a little less crass. But after Lizzy went through some makeovers, Thad and another MIT student designed a program for her called the Remembrance Agent. <\/p>\n<p>So as you have a conversation with someone, you take notes. Then Lizzy zips through those archives and brings up relevant stuff at the bottom of your eye screen, like a self-googling catalog of your memories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_quiz  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3674367_5017651\">\t<div class=\"quiz numbered   poll_quiz\">      \t<ol>\t\t\t<li class=\"quiz_question text quiz_v2\">\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz_question_header\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headline-1\">What do you think: Would you want to be a cyborg?<\/div>\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"external\" href=\";\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- START CONTINUOUS LIST -->\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"\">\t\t\t                                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"quiz_answer quiz_answer_el  has_quiz_answer_text\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quiz_checkbox_wrp\">                                <span class=\"quiz_checkbox fa\">                                                                    <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                  <span class=\"quiz_answer_text\">                                                                        Yes! We need to embrace the future                                  <\/span>                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>                                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"quiz_answer quiz_answer_el  has_quiz_answer_text\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quiz_checkbox_wrp\">                                <span class=\"quiz_checkbox fa\">                                                                    <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                  <span class=\"quiz_answer_text\">                                                                        Maybe, if it helped me remember people&rsquo;s names and stuff                                  <\/span>                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>                                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"quiz_answer quiz_answer_el  has_quiz_answer_text\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quiz_checkbox_wrp\">                                <span class=\"quiz_checkbox fa\">                                                                    <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                  <span class=\"quiz_answer_text\">                                                                        No, I like humans the way we are                                  <\/span>                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>                                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"quiz_answer quiz_answer_el  has_quiz_answer_text\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quiz_checkbox_wrp\">                                <span class=\"quiz_checkbox fa\">                                                                    <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                  <span class=\"quiz_answer_text\">                                                                        I&rsquo;m not sure, it looks a little dorky                                  <\/span>                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>                                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n<!-- END CONTINUOUS LIST -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>                                                        \t<\/ol>      \t  \t\t\t<div class=\"quiz_result_area\">\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz_tally_results\">                          <h2>5 Things We Learned About How Tech Affects Us On The Final Episode Of NPR&rsquo;s &ldquo;Invisibilia&rdquo;<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headline-1 quiz_tally\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"quiz_result \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<div class=\"headline-1 answer_response\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>                     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_results display_vote_count text \">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"results_spinner loader loader-6\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"error_content hidden\">\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"message_title\">Oops, something went wrong!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"message_body\">Looks like we are having a problem on the server. Please try again later.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"results_content hidden\">\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_title\">What do you think: Would you want to be a cyborg?<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"poll_result result_4238758 text_result \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_result_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_result_data\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_stats_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_percentage\">&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_votes\">\n<span class=\"num\"><\/span> vote<span class=\"s\">s<\/span>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_bar_outer\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_bar_inner\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_answer_text\">Yes! We need to embrace the future<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"poll_result result_4238759 text_result \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_result_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_result_data\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_stats_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_percentage\">&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_votes\">\n<span class=\"num\"><\/span> vote<span class=\"s\">s<\/span>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_bar_outer\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_bar_inner\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_answer_text\">Maybe, if it helped me remember people&rsquo;s names and stuff<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"poll_result result_4238760 text_result \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_result_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_result_data\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_stats_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_percentage\">&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_votes\">\n<span class=\"num\"><\/span> vote<span class=\"s\">s<\/span>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_bar_outer\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_bar_inner\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_answer_text\">No, I like humans the way we are<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"poll_result result_4238761 text_result \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_result_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_result_data\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_stats_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_percentage\">&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_votes\">\n<span class=\"num\"><\/span> vote<span class=\"s\">s<\/span>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_bar_outer\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_bar_inner\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_answer_text\">I&rsquo;m not sure, it looks a little dorky<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hr\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer_shares answer_shares_poll\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"bold\">SHARE YOUR VOTE!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer_shares_buttons bf_dom\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<div class=\"poll_preview_btns\">\t\t\t<a class=\"poll_view_results\" href=\";\">VIEW RESULTS<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"go_back_and_vote\" href=\";\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\"><\/i><i class=\"lt\"><\/i><span>GO BACK AND VOTE<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t              <\/div>\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674367_5010298\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">2.<\/span> But not everyone is convinced that being intimately linked with computers is a good idea.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"360\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 360px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"5 Things We Learned About How Tech Affects Us On The Final Episode Of NPR's &quot;Invisibilia&quot;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">NBC \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PandR\/comments\/2twl23\/parks_and_recreation_s07e05_gryzzlbox_episode\/\">reddit.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Some in the tech industry liken electronics to eyeglasses: They&rsquo;re a simple tool.<\/p>\n<p>But others are wringing their hands about our smartypants metal slabs, which isn&rsquo;t that unusual in the course of history. Believe it or not, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2015\/02\/13\/385793862\/computer-or-human-thad\">Plato had some beef against writing<\/a> because it would mean less face-to-face interaction. <\/p>\n<p>So what could go wrong with computers?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_tweet  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3674367_5010239\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">3.<\/span> Well, they can make us meaner.<\/h2>\t\t<div id=\"tweet_5010239\">\t<blockquote class=\"bf-tweet\">\t\t<p>watch out astoria. you have no idea whats about to hit you!<\/p>\t\t&mdash; N_train_gossip (@N Train Gossip)\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzFeed\/status\/6804783539\"><\/a>\t<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<img class=\"bf_dom progload-tweet lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_tweet  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3674367_5016476\">\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tweet_5016476\">\t<blockquote class=\"bf-tweet\">\t\t<p>Pro: You’ll get all the room you want for your bags. Con: A $500 fine AND…. you’re an asshole. http:\/\/twitpic.com\/yuk1s<\/p>\t\t&mdash; N_train_gossip (@N Train Gossip)\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzFeed\/status\/7962573201\"><\/a>\t<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<img class=\"bf_dom progload-tweet lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_tweet  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3674367_5016485\">\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tweet_5016485\">\t<blockquote class=\"bf-tweet\">\t\t<p>Something tells me he isn’t nearly as active as his socks suggest if he rides the train like this for 20 minutes. http:\/\/twitpic.com\/2fnxmq<\/p>\t\t&mdash; N_train_gossip (@N Train Gossip)\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzFeed\/status\/21424040336\"><\/a>\t<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<img class=\"bf_dom progload-tweet lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3674367_5011151\">\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">Consider the story of this Twitter account, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/n_train_gossip\">N Train Gossip<\/a>. When a man named Peter first started it, it was because of the lack of morality police on New York City’s N train, which runs from Astoria, Queens, through Manhattan. <\/p>\n<p>People splay out on seats and don’t get up for pregnant women, to name a few courtesy offenses. It made Peter mad. So he set up the account and whenever his blood would start to boil, he’d tweet and feel the steam dissipate. Chemically, validation is actually pretty therapeutic.<\/p>\n<p>Then his tweets got a bit darker. But why? Wasn’t his whole thing being nice?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674367_5011409\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">4.<\/span> Social scientists are steadily categorizing how online interactions are different from those offline.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"176\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 176px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"5 Things We Learned About How Tech Affects Us On The Final Episode Of NPR's &quot;Invisibilia&quot;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Kasia Galazka \/ BuzzFeed<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">There&rsquo;s a lack of social cues like inflection. There&rsquo;s <b>deindividuation<\/b>, which is losing self-awareness in a group setting, says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uh.edu\/class\/communication\/faculty-staff\/faculty\/ArthurSantana\/\">Arthur Santana<\/a>, a professor at the University of Houston who is studying online behavior. Things on-screen can also feel more like a game than real life. <\/p>\n<p>And anonymity, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/17512786.2013.813194#.VOTPCLDF8yA\">he&rsquo;s found<\/a>, can make you nearly twice as likely to be uncivil. (Other research has found that anonymous commenting is not all bad: It can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/discover\/10.2307\/248893?sid=21105387660711&amp;uid=3739792&amp;uid=3739256&amp;uid=4&amp;uid=2\">foster ideas in a group setting<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs10726-012-9318-2\">isn&rsquo;t likely to influence opinions<\/a> on an ethical issue, to name a few pros.) Scientists call that discrepancy between online and offline behavior the <b>online disinhibition effect<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674367_5011471\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">5.<\/span> Because whether we realize it or not, our pixelated behavior shapes our offline selves.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"273\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 273px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"5 Things We Learned About How Tech Affects Us On The Final Episode Of NPR's &quot;Invisibilia&quot;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Orion Pictures<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">We&rsquo;re more likely to share things that make us angry, <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0110184\">researchers found after analyzing 70 million tweets<\/a>. But venting online can make us more likely to be aggressive later, says Ryan Martin, who specializes in how computers mess with our emotions. <\/p>\n<p>When Peter started seeking things that made him angry, he took step back to cool his brain jets. The N Train Gossip account is still alive, but it&rsquo;s barely updated. Peter&rsquo;s Instagram is currently a collage of inanimate objects.<\/p>\n<p>And now, he feels less angry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3674367_5010226\">\t\t<h2>If you missed the episode, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2015\/02\/13\/385793862\/computer-or-human-thad\">listen to it over at NPR<\/a> or subscribe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/rss\/podcast\/podcast_detail.php?siteId=370162154\">here<\/a>.<\/h2>\t<br>\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">Catch up with our recaps below or our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kasiagalazka\/invisibilia\">interview with the hosts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/programs\/invisibilia\/384065938\/the-power-of-categories\">Episode 5<\/a>, “The Power of Categories”<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kasiagalazka\/invisibilia-episode-four-entanglement\">Episode 4<\/a>, “Entanglement”<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kasiagalazka\/invisibilia-episode-three-how-to-become-batman#.fnyjvMdM1\">Episode 3<\/a>, “How to Become Batman”<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kasiagalazka\/invisibilia-episode-two-fearless\">Episode 2<\/a>, “Fearless”<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kasiagalazka\/invisibilia-episode-one-the-secret-history-of-thoughts\">Episode 1<\/a>, “The Secret History of Thoughts”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div><p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kasiagalazka\/invisibilia-episode-six-our-computers-ourselves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kasiagalazka\/invisibilia-episode-six-our-computers-ourselves<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the internet making us bigger jerks? Find out what you missed from the grand finale of Invisibilia&rsquo;s riveting first season. For their six-part podcast, Invisibilia hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller examine the invisible stuff that shapes us. Is the looming presence of computers in our lives good, or just plain creepy? 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