I’m writing this because my screen time has gone way up and I’m feeling burned out. I write this as a hypocrite who uses AI more than he should and chooses screen time over forest time far too often. But so many of my conversations with friends around social media are how to distance ourselves from it while still getting the things we love:... See more

Thank you for your writing, it's amongst the most memorable/useful on the site for me. This one especially so, as I've been thinking about this topic for years now. After all, I was one of the hesitant youth, prodded and pulled to download snapchat and the rest, only to become utterly trapped by them like everyone else. You're right to describe... See more

Not using a phone taught me what a phone is really for. It’s not for communicating with other people, getting directions, reading articles, looking at pictures, shopping for products, or playing games. A phone is a device for muting the anxieties proper to being alive . This is what all its functions and features ultimately achieve: cameras deliver... See more