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I think the difference is that the digital wool fools us into thinking, at least at some level, that we're being productive. It's much easier to pull yourself a
by ray__ 3y ago
I think the difference is that the digital wool fools us into thinking, at least at some level, that we're being productive. It's much easier to pull yourself away from the TV to "do" something because watching TV genuinely feels passive. Consumption of content on the internet/smartphones blends the passive entertainment with a feeling of productivity so well that you feel like it's actually worth it to just check this or that app, or to just scroll for a little bit longer to see if you happen across something that actually has value. It's harder to break away from.
- grugagag 3y agoThat’s what I feel about reading comments on HN too, though it’s not in the same category as completely wasted time, spending time on HN gives you the false feeling of productivity
- dageshi 3y agoIt's not a feeling of digital being "productive", it's that digital is effectively infinite. With TV you could get bored because there just wasn't anything you wanted to watch on at a given moment. With Digital that is never the case, there is something out there for you, you just haven't found it yet.
- badpun 3y agoI haven't been working these since Jan, and more and more often I've got the feeling that I've "run out of Internet" - there's nothing more to read that interests me.
- dageshi 3y agoI found royalroad.com about a year ago, there's years worth of distraction on there assuming you're a fan of fantasy webnovels.