Getting off the internet
Oct. 20th, 2018 11:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
causticusWell, not entirely. But what has been gradually sinking in (in probably in a way-too-slow manner) is the idea that I must sever tied with almost the entirety of social media; this is something that has consumed far too much of my own time, energy and essence over the past way-too-many years. So many tasty lures have sucked me into that realm. Namely (but not limited to),
(1) my need (more like, attachment) to interact with people who share my own intellectual interests, tastes, and sensibilities;
(2) my tendency to mindlessly pursue the guilty pleasure of arguing with people (of course from the safety of my keyboard) on topics relevant to said interests, despite the outcome almost always being fruitless and emotionally-exhausting for both me and probably the digital persona I am interacting with;
(3) the attachment of being "plugged in"to everything relevant to said interests happening everywhere internet-based, which itself is an affliction that too many of us tech-saavy people are now suffering in varying degrees.
I don't even want to contemplate the long term psychological and neurological effects of these bad habits. But luckily there is an easy first step in addressing this and that is the simple act of acknowledgement. I imagine I will be making a series of follow-up progress reports on this anticipated discovery and remediation process. Social media itself is a fascinating enough topic and I will surely be exploring the many aspects of its effects on people and society.
In the meantime, a separation from big-tech social media is the first order of business.
(1) my need (more like, attachment) to interact with people who share my own intellectual interests, tastes, and sensibilities;
(2) my tendency to mindlessly pursue the guilty pleasure of arguing with people (of course from the safety of my keyboard) on topics relevant to said interests, despite the outcome almost always being fruitless and emotionally-exhausting for both me and probably the digital persona I am interacting with;
(3) the attachment of being "plugged in"to everything relevant to said interests happening everywhere internet-based, which itself is an affliction that too many of us tech-saavy people are now suffering in varying degrees.
I don't even want to contemplate the long term psychological and neurological effects of these bad habits. But luckily there is an easy first step in addressing this and that is the simple act of acknowledgement. I imagine I will be making a series of follow-up progress reports on this anticipated discovery and remediation process. Social media itself is a fascinating enough topic and I will surely be exploring the many aspects of its effects on people and society.
In the meantime, a separation from big-tech social media is the first order of business.
