• Opinion
We seem to be abrogating the necessity of “reading” people, a skill that requires the study of a thousand faces.
Louise Brooks
By David Benjamin
From the first time I heard it, I cringed at the utterance of the word “interface.” It’s a relatively new term, coined to describe contact via an electronic device. It’s not just ugly. It’s an oxymoron. The machines that enable interfaces are a means to avoid the indignity of showing one’s face.