This is why I gave up on a ‘successful’ blue tick Twitter persona and now get most of my satisfying moments being close to nature. I love how the futility and impermanence and insignificance of my existence feels all the more precious now that it relies less on the perceptions of others.
A skinner box in your pocket sounds exactly like what social media + smart phone is. I hate it and can’t figure out how to escape, since all my friends and business associates seem to live exclusively in the cloud and expect (pressure) me to do the same. Hell is indeed other people.
This is indeed why I quit social media - and why I have no intention of returning. I read your comment on Roxane Gay's piece and could not agree more! I've only been out of the cloud for six months but my brain feels different. And I feel like my life is mine again, instead of constantly worrying about what it looks like to other people. Loved this analysis, and thank you for reminding me of this play - I remember it being performed at school and the line "there was some point in being afraid before; while one still had hope" has always stayed with me!
"A Skinner box in your pocket." That's so true, and it was designed to be that way by marketers. How could that possibly go wrong? I don't know about other people, but for me, my only defense is to avoid it as much as possible. Maybe I'd be best off with a flip-phone.
This is why I gave up on a ‘successful’ blue tick Twitter persona and now get most of my satisfying moments being close to nature. I love how the futility and impermanence and insignificance of my existence feels all the more precious now that it relies less on the perceptions of others.
A skinner box in your pocket sounds exactly like what social media + smart phone is. I hate it and can’t figure out how to escape, since all my friends and business associates seem to live exclusively in the cloud and expect (pressure) me to do the same. Hell is indeed other people.
This is indeed why I quit social media - and why I have no intention of returning. I read your comment on Roxane Gay's piece and could not agree more! I've only been out of the cloud for six months but my brain feels different. And I feel like my life is mine again, instead of constantly worrying about what it looks like to other people. Loved this analysis, and thank you for reminding me of this play - I remember it being performed at school and the line "there was some point in being afraid before; while one still had hope" has always stayed with me!
"A Skinner box in your pocket." That's so true, and it was designed to be that way by marketers. How could that possibly go wrong? I don't know about other people, but for me, my only defense is to avoid it as much as possible. Maybe I'd be best off with a flip-phone.