the ~internet~
we’re all rotting and i need a breath of fresh air
the ~internet~
And anyway, here’s the truth: nobody cares about your life. They really don’t. I’m sorry but they watch your fireworks story for half a second. They hover over your selfie and then swipe to someone else’s. They skip through the concert you posted. They look at your life and immediately think about theirs. The people who actually care are the ones
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The digital age is transforming not just what we know, but how we think. He argues that the internet has trained us to expect instant answers, that we don’t sit with ideas or think deeply anymore.
thedigitalmeadow.substack.com • Why Do We Crave Useless Knowledge?
This excerpt from David Foster Wallace’s interview in 2003 ties perfectly to my essay about the eerie relevance of his ideas
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Be aware of the cost of constant connection. To keep perspective and nourish your imagination, create windows of nonstimulation in your day, rituals for disconnection, and periods of time in your life where you get out of your element and allow for new questions and curiosities to take hold