The Extinction of Experience reveals the true cost of our digital age – and shows us how to return to the real world, while we still can.
‘A passionate case for the human experiences which are central to a truly vibrant and meaningful existence’ OLIVER BURKEMAN
'Christine Rosen finds the words I've longer for ... an extremely important book' JONATHAN HAIDT
Human experiences are disappearing.
Community is now found online; schools prioritise typing; and with headphones in and eyes glued to our phones, we’ve even obliterated boredom. Convenient and entertaining, certainly, but with each technological embrace we risk becoming more machine-like ourselves.
In this insightful reckoning with modern life and its acutely modern malady, Christine Rosen shows us toward a healthier, wiser and more humane way.
'Illuminating ... well-argued and well-principled' TELEGRAPH, BEST BOOK OF 2025
'Essential reading in a dislocated world' KATHERINE MAY
'Razor-sharp' THE TIMES
'Christine Rosen is one of America's best writers and thinkers' WASHINGTON EXAMINER
"Illuminating" - Telegraph, *Best Books of 2025*
"This book is not a Luddite manifesto ... The question becomes: how do we restore a healthier status quo? ... Rosen gives a razor-sharp analysis of this modern malady, capturing with style how convenience and efficiency have become the enemies of the good life" - The Times
"Engaging and snappy ... A well-evidenced and well-principled defence of human experience ... Where Rosen succeeds emphatically is in explaining the serious issues without simply blaming anyone - a radical act in these matters" - Telegraph
"[Rosen] is one of America's best writers and thinkers" - Washington Examiner
"Important ... an urgent interrogation of our increasing reliance on digitally mediated experience" - Lit Hub
