idle gaze 067: slowpunk

A resentment rooted in the most cunning lie ever weaved by the tech industry : the promise that software, apps and phones were going to free us and make our lives easier. Instead, they made everything unbearably hectic.

In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.

“ping minimalism” ; small acts of digital resistance underpinned by the idea that attention is the most valuable asset we have, and must be protected at all cost.

So now, there’s the growing phenomena of people aggressively beginning to revoke other people’s access to their attention online. They’re taking digital sabbaticals, setting strict communication windows for checking and replying to messages, ignoring or archiving messages unless they’re from known people, turning off all app notifications. They are... See more