“The Last of the Goggled Barskys”
| Title | “The Last of the Goggled Barskys” |
| Year for Search | 2020 |
| Authors | Siara, Joey |
| Secondary Authors | Schulte, Brigid |
| Secondary Title | Slate |
| Date Published | June 27, 2020 |
| Keywords | Female author, Male author, US author |
| Annotation | The story is set in an apparently eutopian future with no wars or poverty in which everyone wears Goggles that curate their lives, giving three rated choices for every action. In the story, a couple is apparently successfully raising their children with the Goggles, but then decide to introduce uncertainty. |
| URL | Read a new short story about trying to short-circuit kids’ dependence on tech. (slate.com) |
| Info Notes | For a response, see Brigid Schulte. “How Not to Optimize Parenthood.” Illus. Natalie Matthews-Ramo. Slate (June 27, 2020). How not to optimize parenthood. (slate.com) |
| Illustration | Illus. Natalie Matthews-Ramo |
| Author Note | Siara is a screenwriter. Schulte is Director of the Better Life Lab at the think take New America, and the author of Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time (2013). |
| Full Text | 2020 Siara, Joey. “The Last of the Goggled Barskys.” Illus. Natalie Matthews-Ramos. Slate (June 27, 2020). Read a new short story about trying to short-circuit kids’ dependence on tech. (slate.com). For a response, see Brigid Schulte. “How Not to Optimize Parenthood.” Illus. Natalie Matthews-Ramo. Slate (June 27, 2020). How not to optimize parenthood. (slate.com) The story is set in an apparently eutopian future with no wars or poverty in which everyone wears Goggles that curate their lives, giving three rated choices for every action. In the story, a couple is apparently successfully raising their children with the Goggles, but then decide to introduce uncertainty. Siara is a screenwriter. Schulte is Director of the Better Life Lab at the think take New America, and the author of Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time (2013). |
