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yes? but jokes aside - the luddite movement that a few gen z teens have started seems to have caught on. phones like the nothing and others seem to be gaining
by viksit 4y ago
yes?
but jokes aside - the luddite movement that a few gen z teens have started seems to have caught on. phones like the nothing and others seem to be gaining traction too if one believes the media.
i’m curious for hn’s perspective - how do you constrain and curate information? what’s the best line here?
- clnq 4y agoDisconnecting works for me. I don't participate in social media outside Hackernews and only read RSS feeds and newsletters from high signal-to-noise sources. About phones, I have a basic smartphone that I use for calls, messaging, calendar, and some day-to-day life apps. I used to be hooked on social media like Reddit, YouTube, Facebook, and mainstream media. But over time, I've grown increasingly disillusioned with the quality of the content soup on them. So for me, there was never a need to constrain and curate information actively. As Matthew McConaughey wrote in their book "Greenlights" - "When we decrease the options [choices] that don't feed us, we eventually, almost accidentally, have more options in front of us that do." Worked out that way for me with information. Just decrease the amount of algorithmic sludge you consume, and you'll find that the quality of the information you take in increases.
- unforeseen9991 4y agoThis is good. There's also the digitalminimalism sub on reddit, which all revolves around methods and ways to curate use
- SyzygistSix 4y agoI rarely use my phone for internet access, except in emergency or necessity, which is very rare. I have good taste. And have a very good bullshit filter. And no social media accounts, unless HN counts. Plus adblocking.