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I think this lament gets to the heart of the article's argument. The problem isn't that we'll eventually be able to connect everywhere. It's that being online i
by mind-blight 5y ago
I think this lament gets to the heart of the article's argument. The problem isn't that we'll eventually be able to connect everywhere. It's that being online is harmful or intrusive enough to need an escape.
The call to action is too work towards a future of technology where we don't need to escape to improve our mental health and experience of nature.
- stevesearer 5y agoWhen I leave my house to go to the grocery store I have to make an active concerted effort to not compulsively check my phone. When I head out to the wilderness it does not take the same level of active effort to not compulsively use my phone.
- mind-blight 5y agoSame, and that gets to the heart of it. Out phones have been engineered to encourage constant novelty and engagement. That's a systemic issue. Leaving a phone behind is a individual solution. This article argues (eventually) for a systemic solution. The article fails by being condescending towards individual solutions instead of acknowledging them as a helpful stopgap