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The Tools Change, the Questions Do Not. | The Right Distance Between Technology and Everyday Life

New and convenient tools keep entering our lives one after another. Smartphones, AI, and all kinds of services. Before we know it, they are helping us in many moments of everyday life. Convenience is something to welcome. Still, there are times when we want to pause and wonder, “Is this really enough?” Tools change at an astonishing speed. Things we could not have imagined a few years ago have now become normal. How should we face this change? At Value Village, we neither fear nor worship technology. What we value is one simple question that does not change, even when the tools do. Today, we would like to think about that together with you...

The Tools Change, the Questions Do Not. | The Right Distance Between Technology and Everyday Life

New and convenient tools keep entering our lives one after another. Smartphones, AI, and all kinds of services. Before we know it, they are helping us in many moments of everyday life. Convenience is something to welcome. Still, there are times when we want to pause and wonder, “Is this really enough?” Tools change at an astonishing speed. Things we could not have imagined a few years ago have now become normal. How should we face this change? At Value Village, we neither fear nor worship technology. What we value is one simple question that does not change, even when the tools do. Today, we would like to think about that together with you...