2. HYPOTHESIS
This thesis presents the hypothesis that the
external memory created by social networking
sites and other forms of digital recording in
cyberspace may have negative consequences for
our personal and professional advancement.
3. HYPOTHESIS
The high level of detail with which sites
like facebook record events interferes with
our natural ability to forget, suggesting
that a need exists for digital forgetfulness.
In contrast to widely accepted notions of the
desirability for legacy through photographic
and text-based documentation, being able
to quickly surpass every detail of a difficult
experience, can be ultimately advisable for
personal and social betterment.
4. HYPOTHESIS
Understanding the role of human memory in
personal development might provide an
explanation for how digital archiving hinders
the natural process of letting go. This in
turn could lead to a solution that would
restore the ability to forget every detail of
past experiences.
5. What is human
mEmORY?
mem•o•ry (mm-r)n. pl. mem•o•ries
the faculty by which the mind stores
and remembers information
6. Long Term
Memory
Short Term
Sensory Memory
Memory
7. Procedural
Memory
Long Term
Memory
Declarative
Memory
Short Term
Sensory Memory
Memory
8. Procedural
Memory
Long Term
Memory
Semantic
Memory
Declarative
Memory
Episodic
Memory
Short Term
Sensory Memory
Memory
15. from
ANALOG to
DIGITAL
a shift in external memory
“
By eliminating noise, the incremental forgetting
inherent in analog technology, the notion of
originals and copies is rapidly becoming an
outdated concept.”-from Delete: The Virtue of
Forgetting in the Digital Age
16. FORGETTING
“
Today, with the help of widespread
technology, forgetting has become
the exception, and remembering the
default” -from Delete: The Virtue of
Forgetting in the Digital Age
