Right on point, yet I've never considered letting it all go. For better or worse, as a constant traveler, often it all gets too busy on this end to click daily (read: surf vs sleep) and feel like it consumes my life. There's also the good fortune that most of the friends I do keep in touch with are scattered throughout the continent - many who I'd reconnected with on social media. My sobriety circle in fact seems to rely on it. Sad, fortuitous, and true.
Having said this I'd love to drop it all for a while and just live, and create, and take other little things in that life presents....and as likely with many of us, it comes down to a word; someday.
While I didn't ditch my smartphone, I did delete Instagram, Twitter, and all other social network apps from my phone from November through the end of January. It was really hard at first and then really, really good. If I wasn't working on The Rebis and trying to grow community, I probably wouldn't use Instagram anymore. I'm hopeful that Substack can be a more organic and authentic alternative but it sort of feels like hard work to actively engage on here, too. Requires a lot of essay reading! Which I'm often grateful for, given that it puts me in deeper connection with people's thoughts.
Built-in breaks (and lots of discernment!) definitely feel like the way forward — there are so many good things too about the connectivity too. It's like "How do you want to curate your online presence and consumption?" I'll be curious to see what comes up with a device break though ;p
Right on point, yet I've never considered letting it all go. For better or worse, as a constant traveler, often it all gets too busy on this end to click daily (read: surf vs sleep) and feel like it consumes my life. There's also the good fortune that most of the friends I do keep in touch with are scattered throughout the continent - many who I'd reconnected with on social media. My sobriety circle in fact seems to rely on it. Sad, fortuitous, and true.
Having said this I'd love to drop it all for a while and just live, and create, and take other little things in that life presents....and as likely with many of us, it comes down to a word; someday.
^^^ "a while" ^^^
While I didn't ditch my smartphone, I did delete Instagram, Twitter, and all other social network apps from my phone from November through the end of January. It was really hard at first and then really, really good. If I wasn't working on The Rebis and trying to grow community, I probably wouldn't use Instagram anymore. I'm hopeful that Substack can be a more organic and authentic alternative but it sort of feels like hard work to actively engage on here, too. Requires a lot of essay reading! Which I'm often grateful for, given that it puts me in deeper connection with people's thoughts.
Built-in breaks (and lots of discernment!) definitely feel like the way forward — there are so many good things too about the connectivity too. It's like "How do you want to curate your online presence and consumption?" I'll be curious to see what comes up with a device break though ;p
Relevant! https://open.substack.com/pub/joynotes/p/social-media-only-ever-gave-me-the?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android
Ohhhh I love it. Thank you! Following.
And one more! https://open.substack.com/pub/rachelconnolly/p/where-nothing-feels-real?utm_source=direct&r=39lsw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
I just had a flash - you can't drive (a Chariot!) and text/be on your phone at the same time. I choose Chariot!
Great photo...very videodrome.