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Sadly, no. I used to be really strong on not getting sucked in to ephemeral internet things. For a long time I didn't have a phone. I refused to use all forms of social media until 2021. But since then, I've found that I too am one of those phone clutching, screen jabbing, oblivion walking zombies. I wish I could say I see what's happening and I'm fleeing for freedom, but the reality is I love this muck.
Maybe I don't go in for cat videos or tiktoks, but I am so fond of internet culture that it's hard for me to hate these things. Indeed, I want to wallow around in them and figure 'em out. It will no doubt end poorly.
where there is a culture I think there is reason for hope. the tiktoks and the endless reels/feeds/"for you [sexy]" pages -- I don't know if there that has a shelf-life longer than 1 day. but maybe I'm outta touch.
Do you think what with the direction the world is taking that it has prompted you to connect with a deeper sense of yourself?
The farther we, as a species, wade into the muck, the more I feel the need to withdraw and contemplate what life is reality for.