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Jaron Lanier

I feel drawn to experiment with ways that technology can interact with notions of intimacy, because so much of technology is done in a way that's very cold and has such an opposite effect.

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Jaron Lanier is interested in exploring how technology can connect with feelings of closeness and personal connection, as he believes most technology currently feels impersonal and distant. He wants to challenge the usual coldness of technology by finding ways it can create warmth and intimacy instead.

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