Reassessing Our Relationship With the Internet

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KQED

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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When the pandemic hit, those of us who could started living much of our lives online – work, school and socializing. The meetings, the classes, the concerts, the chats with friends, the book clubs and ALL that streaming. Now, as we begin to emerge from the lock downs, we take a look at our relationship with the internet, for better and for worse. How has the internet been helpful to you this past year? How has it changed your relationships with other people? Do you think you’ve used it too much, and will maybe back off, now that things are opening up? We want to hear about the pandemic, the internet and you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.1	Thank you. From KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, this is Forum. I'm Priya David Clemens. When the pandemic hit, many of us were forced to move more of our lives online for work, school, socializing,
0:56.4	and entertainment. As we now begin to emerge from the lockdowns, we're going to take a look at how
1:01.1	our interactions with the internet are evolving for better and for worse. Maybe you want to take a break,
1:07.0	or maybe you'd like to keep a hybrid, online, real-world combination, reassessing our
1:12.4	relationship with the internet. That's next on Forum right after this news. Hello and welcome to Forum.
1:35.5	I'm Priya David Clemens, and this is my final day guest hosting.
1:39.5	It has been a pleasure to spend this week my first experience as a radio host, with you, and I very much
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2:02.6	Today, we're talking about something most all of us have, a relationship with the Internet.
2:08.6	When the pandemic hit, those of us who could started living much of our lives online.
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