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Calling it that feels wrong to me. They're putting a label on people who ignore their manipulative trash. Plenty of people don't use social media, or watch news
by ikedeno 3y ago
Calling it that feels wrong to me. They're putting a label on people who ignore their manipulative trash. Plenty of people don't use social media, or watch news and movies, they're not in "monk mode"
- randomcarbloke 3y agoEverything has to be a mode now, humans all have states.
- corobo 3y agoArguably the difference there is that the monk mode has made a sacrifice (did have, now does not) rather than not having in the first place. Depends on how you define 'monk' I guess :)
- psychlops 3y agoThe article unironically explains where the term originated: >The term has gone viral on TikTok, where videos marked with the hashtag #monkmode now have more than 77 million views, up from 31 million in May.
- corobo 3y agoI was talking about the definition, the parent commenter's definition at that, not the origin. I'm not sure how that information fits in here, sorry.
- ikedeno 3y agoThe authoritive BBC are saying in short "your peers will call you a monk if you switch off" - they are branding those who choose to ignore media. I don't care where they say it came from, they are perpetuating it. (Also seems disrespectful to actual monks? I don't know)