The Extinction of Experience

Christine Rosen, The Extinction of Experience

Logos & Lore — January 2026.

Framing

“A reflective, original invitation to recover and cultivate the human experiences that have atrophied in our virtual world. We embraced the mediated life—from Facetune and Venmo to meme culture and the Metaverse—because these technologies offer novelty and convenience. But they also transform our sense of self and warp the boundaries between virtual and real.”¹

Footnotes

1. W.W. Norton, publisher’s description, as listed by Apple Books. https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-extinction-of-experience-being-human-in/id6477336434 ↩