Growing Up Tethered

In a chapter titled “Growing Up Tethered”, from the book Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other, Turkle uses the phrase "the tethered or collaborative self." After reading this chapter from her book, and listening to her TED Talk, to get some additional information; I was able to conclude that this phrase implies that we are always connected, or tethered, to every person. With the technology that we have now, we are always reachable and available; you just have to find a social media account, phone number, or email. When you have an email or some way to contact someone, you are able to reach them immediately. People with cell phones, laptops or anything connected to the internet, are to “tethered” to others.