I’m convinced that it’s going to become a straightforwardly high-status, elite play to renounce phones, social media, and many other aspects of digital culture. In a world of insane information abundance and always-on connection, reclaiming the stillness of your own mind will be akin to flying private.

If I’m right, we’ll see a growing divide

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writing about the luxury of being offline requires being extremely online. The status symbol of disconnection can only be signaled through connection. But perhaps that’s the point: the real flex is navigating the network with enough grace that no one can tell you’re performing at all.

Today, the flex has inverted entirely: the greatest privilege is to be chronically offline.