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Views on the New Year: "unPLUG, disCONNECT, reCHARGE" (Substack, Aleks Svetski)open.substack.com/pub/remnantchronicles/p/unplug-disconnect-recharge
998 sats \ 6 comments \ @denlillaapan 29 Dec 2024 BooksAndArticles
The irony of complaining about connectedness and social media/news invasion... on social media.
Svetski went into the wild, no phones no connections etc. Came up with some nice thoughts.
"The point that while this is certainly an important topic, had I not turned my phone on, I’d have never known. Furthermore, my opinion on this matter is of no real consequence, but somehow, I am sucked into the conversation and compelled to put my opinion out there. And therein lies the danger"
Here's his summary, and promises for 2025:
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40 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB 29 Dec 2024
Big fan of Aleks. I used to go a few days to a week without looking at my phone.
Now it’s a must to keep my Duolingo and SN cowboy streaks alive
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46 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan OP 29 Dec 2024
Streaks are difficult to break, gotta keep 'em!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 30 Dec 2024
Have you ever done partial media fasts: i.e. maintain those streaks, but don't look at anything else?
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Shugard 29 Dec 2024
I find it much harder to unplug and disconnect these past few years compared to my early 20s. It's so easy to use your phone these days. Whether it's useful or useless, it's just a quick step away from being completely automated. And why should I, I get a lot out of my phone.
I know when I went off the grid for a week or even a month in my early 20s, it felt so recharged and awesome. But do I even want to disconnect these days?
Most of my friends live too far away and the phone is our only connection. I have to use it a lot for work. It's such a nice tool that makes my life easier. Be it Google search, Google maps or notes, calendar, clock, timer, alarm, camera, and on and on.
I admire people who can disconnect. But I don't know if I can and want to.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan OP 29 Dec 2024
True dat.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 29 Dec 2024
It's good to take a break from time to time, but you don't have to go completely dark as long as we can control ourselves. If we can't, then maybe we should reach out for some help. We shouldn't let notifications run our lives, we should be the boss.
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