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>sitting on the deck of a mountain cabin with no Internet connectivity As someone who often struggles to 'turn off' after work, this is my favorite way to disc
by macNchz 11y ago
>sitting on the deck of a mountain cabin with no Internet connectivity
As someone who often struggles to 'turn off' after work, this is my favorite way to disconnect. I try to make it out fairly regularly to camp deep in the backcountry–there's no better relief from work stress than sitting by a campfire in the forest, a full day's hike from the car, parked an hour's drive past the last trace of cell service.
The feeling of freedom is intoxicating–the feeling that there is literally no way that some work 'emergency' could crop up and demand my attention. It's something I used to get on airplanes, but with the increasing availability of in-flight wifi it's not quite so peaceful.
- derefr 11y agoSince I live in a city where my ISP has a bunch of "public for customers" wi-fi hotspots (Vancouver), I've considered dropping my cell-phone plan and just using a VoIP provider for calls/texts. You can find the wi-fi hotspots near most places you might need Internet (e.g. when shopping), but they don't extend into public spaces like parks, and you can't use them when moving in a car/bus/train (or even when walking at a reasonable clip.) It seems like it'd separate life into connected and disconnected spaces, rather than forcing a constant decision (that's "on you") to disconnect—and I quite like the sound of that.