on logging off

I see more and more people quietly stepping back—not out of cynicism, but out of a desire for something richer, something more authentic and expressive. Maybe in this new world we find ourselves in, we’re all searching for new ways to belong

I’ve come to realize that these mass-market feeds, driven by algorithms, erode the quality of my attention. And attention—what I focus on, what I give myself to—shapes everything. It’s how reality is experienced. How life is lived. I want more agency over what enters my awareness, because what I consume shapes how I think, how I feel, and... See more