1) Damon Krukowski’s is right that substantially inadequately describes intimacy through analog and digital audio sound. He has valid points in comparing designs when talking on analog phones than digital phones that your voice can change because of how different they are. However, Krukowski is probably wrong when he claims that “Digital tools make it possible to share our words across great distances, but they fail us in so many ways as we try to communicate one to one.” When you talk on face time, you can see the person’s face. Also, you can share special moments like birthday celebrations with family and friends and feel that you are right there with them when, in reality, you are thousands of miles away.
2)The most important part of the New York Times’ short story is how Jennifer Allen brought out the original name “ASMR Group” and enrolled it on Facebook. Some viers might say they find these youtube videos helpful to sleep, but I did not find it relaxing. When I saw the video of the A.S.M.R., it made me feel uncomfortable, especially to hear those crunching sounds. It made my body stiff in an awkward position, and it wasn’t coherent to my hearing’s balance because the sounds heard were different from my left to my right ear. For me, I find that hearing sound waves or birds chirping or wind blowing leaves on a tree is more soothing and synchronized with nature.