The internet is like a militarised zone now. Joining a new website feels like going through airport security and being on the modern web feels like being stuck in an economy seat on a budget airline.
Get a big stuffed fabric-covered rocking chair (preferably of a dark color), a tall reading lamp, and a multi-layer bookshelf. Place all in the quietest corner of the quietest room of your living space. Visit your local Half-Price Books store and buy a copy of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Put the Britannica on the shelves next to the chair with the reading lamp behind. Keep the rest of the room dimly-lit (and perhaps play some classical music).
If you have a question, try to use the encyclopedia before you log on.
The internet is still a great place for learning new things.....but man it is difficult to stay on track with all the distractions and small dopamine hits available a key stroke away.
For this reason I often turn to books and tinkering without using a phone or computer.
The internet is like a militarised zone now. Joining a new website feels like going through airport security and being on the modern web feels like being stuck in an economy seat on a budget airline.
Get a big stuffed fabric-covered rocking chair (preferably of a dark color), a tall reading lamp, and a multi-layer bookshelf. Place all in the quietest corner of the quietest room of your living space. Visit your local Half-Price Books store and buy a copy of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Put the Britannica on the shelves next to the chair with the reading lamp behind. Keep the rest of the room dimly-lit (and perhaps play some classical music).
If you have a question, try to use the encyclopedia before you log on.
The internet is still a great place for learning new things.....but man it is difficult to stay on track with all the distractions and small dopamine hits available a key stroke away.
For this reason I often turn to books and tinkering without using a phone or computer.
I've been feeling this way too. I'd rather spend more time outside being active than behind a computer for my whole life - my job, my hobbies.
Alas, I have to pay the bills, and I'm a long way until retirement. And my hobbies support my professional development.
Its like a drug. The highs are the highest, the lows are the lowest; and it seems the only way to win it is to not play.
Yeah, but it used to be like a good drug and now its like a bad drug.
"...it feels so fake and so capitalist."
Is there some genuine, socialist Internet somewhere?
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