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Anything that combines Nietzsche with a "slow information diet" gets my interest. Nate Anderson's take [1] feels resonant with me, although I've moved a long w
by nonrandomstring 4y ago
Anything that combines Nietzsche with a "slow information diet" gets
my interest.
Nate Anderson's take [1] feels resonant with me, although I've moved a
long way from "Just Saying No" towards deeper tactics of intellectual
self-defence.
My experience of promoting "digital veganism" [2] is that the
underlying psychology is very complex. So much more than simply
entreating people to have concrete goals, focus and careful choice of
information is required.
There are forces at work related to self-esteem, sense for good
living, dignity and interpersonal dynamics, social status and much
more.
A powerful influence on my writing in this area has been psychology as
much as philosophy. For example Adam Phillips "Missing Out" [3] and
the works of John Bowlby on attachment theory.
Building healthy relations with digital information technology is a
long road I think, and one that requires significant courage and
tenacity.
[1] https://amzn.to/3skknf9 https://amzn.to/3skknf9
[2] https://digitalvegan.net https://digitalvegan.net
[3] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13369538-missing-out https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13369538-missing-out