Alone together: why we expect more from technology and less from each other

Author's note: Turning points

Introduction: Alone together

Part 1. The robotic moment: in solitude, new intimacies. Nearest neighbors ; Alive enough ; True companions ; Enchantment ; Complicities ; Love's labor lost ; Communion

Part 2. Networked: in intimacy, new solitudes. Always on ; Growing up tethered ; No need to call ; Reduction and betrayal ; True confessions ; Anxiety ; The nostalgia of the young

Conclusion: Necessary conversations

Epilogue: The letter.