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We spend half our lives online nowadays and it's obviously causing damage to our health. Do you think it would be worth the benefits to stop carrying a smartphone and to disable the WiFi at home?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

i've been trying this year to actively stop myself and get up and do a chore or play guitar or something if i've been rotting in bed scrolling thru tiktok for more than 10 minutes. i always feel way way better upon stopping and actually doing something --

but every single time it's so hard to work up the effort. or....courage, even? is somehow the word that comes to mind -- the algos lock you in and make you feel like the real world is too much effort, simply scroll up or down to see more videos, you're safe here. it's very very strange when you try to actively analyze what's happening

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I started playing bass last year. As I work in IT I wanted a hobby that forced me to do something different with my hands. I started tinkering with cars, but space limitations put that on hold. (I really need to clean out the garage) I try to pick up the base and use it a bit after working from home and I have to say, even though I'm bad, I'm improving in small steps and I'm enjoying myself. A medical issue kept me away from the bass for 5 months, but that'll ge fixed tuesday.

The only way to survive the social media rat race is not to enter. Find something that challenges you.