Thinking of this piece the neurologist Oliver Sacks wrote before he died, on how he perceived smartphone use as essentially a neurological catastrophe.
He’s advocating for something like the opposite of mindfulness — instead, the problem is that we’re too stuck in the moment. https://t.co/Xm89Bt2jOW
The illusionary perception that social media has brought us closer has faded. Living a performative life for the Internet is a recipe for emptiness. What has been revealed is that we are alone. We crave connection. Wherever we end up going, we want it to be more real. This means we should probably stop supporting centralized platforms, even if they... See more
my assessment on where we're at as a society:
0. addiction is the dominant control structure of our late stage capitalism. the smartest algorithms in history are not designed to help us solve problems or become better, they are designed to hijack our reward systems and make us worse and miserable. a species that... See more
Escapism, The Modern Tool of Choice
The desire to escape from reality is more prevalent than ever.
Whether it’s through our smartphones, computers or TV’s, which provide us with various forms of entertainment, escapism has become an omnipresent part of our daily lives.... See more