One of the topics we'll discuss in the second half of the semester is the value of online relationships, via email, SMS, Twitter, Facebook, and the like. There are many opinions about this subject, and you'll find that a lot of researchers and pundits will state "this is so" without cited evidence.
Case in point, this editorial in the New York Times by a psychology professor at MIT. While we can assume that she is well-versed in these subjects, the editorial itself does not offer any evidence, just hypotheses and claims made as though they are acknowledged facts. What she contends may be 100% true, 50% true, or 0% true. But given the lack of support for these opinions, we cannot give them any special value. Maybe she just wants us to buy her book...
Case in point, this editorial in the New York Times by a psychology professor at MIT. While we can assume that she is well-versed in these subjects, the editorial itself does not offer any evidence, just hypotheses and claims made as though they are acknowledged facts. What she contends may be 100% true, 50% true, or 0% true. But given the lack of support for these opinions, we cannot give them any special value. Maybe she just wants us to buy her book...
