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Tech Trauma - OT?

arfie
arfie

Those of you know me might already know I take media fasts on occassion to clear my mind. I am utterly convinced my intellectual diet is every bit as important as my physical diet. The system needs detox on occassion. My fasts are usually partial fasts where I just pass on certain types of media, e.g. media news or psychobabble. Sometimes I go radical and take a break from all things electronic, including battery powered flashlights, etc.


A media fast is NOT the same thing as your tech quitting on you, midstream. A-a-a-A-ack!!! Where's my gun? It gave Hubs and I a fertile moment to continue developing our notions about opening an E-Crack Rehab Clinic. For other people, of course. I take my media fasts. I know *I* am not among those poor hapless junkies.


Excuse me. . . I have surfing to catch up on. . . *Just* taking care of important business. . .

Community LeaderLeo
Leo
since bedridden in 2011... Yeah, I spend 2-3 hours a day doing nothing that's important. Granted, my laptop is often an income facilitator, so there's that, but.... Yeah.Take my cable. Take my phone. Take the cell phone I don't even own. But if you take my internet and laptop? Oooooh..... There better be a 12-step program, and it better end at "andh ere's a new laptop with faster internet"!
Ash
Ash
I would go crackers without my internet fix. That must have been harsh!
looney1
looney1
Sounds like a good plan but I can top that Alfie lol. A while ago I lived five years off the grid. No electricity, no phone signal, no landline, no tv. Composting toilet. We had to cart water and grew veg and kept chickens. It was miles from anywhere in the bush and surrounded by ferals, both animal and human. Severe tropical storms and bushfires and drought. Heat and humidity that almost made your skin slough off. Beautiful but harsh and sunsets to die for and I nearly did a few times. Would I do it again? No. I'm still low tech and love to read actual books but I'm grateful I now have a choice. Yay!
jennyoo7
jennyoo7
The extent of my media fast has resorted to going to use an alter ego Facebook account that subscribes only to positive and powerful pages when I need an uplifting. I just did that for a week, didn't come here or go to YouTube for funnies. I needed a recharge but to not have electronics would be like cutting off my right arm lol. I did stop watching the news several years ago. It was right after the Sandy Hook school shooting, that sent me over the edge and I was inconsolable for a few days. So what I don't know won't hurt me, ostrich with her head in the sand, whatever it is it's working for me. People tell me what's going on but the images aren't there.

Anyways I agree with you that we all need to engage more with the outside world, we lose people skills among the other list of stuff that new stuff gets added to almost every week.
Dooo
Dooo
Yes, I do it too. My last break was four months minimal internet contact. I cannot top Loo!!!!! Unless you count the time before home computers were a thing and cell phones even existed! My first cell phone was in 1993!!! No texting back then. Oh what did we do with ourselves before all these goodies??

But when loss of electronic contact happens and you need it? That sucks! Hahaha Leo. I agree - people can become addicted to it.
patti22
patti22
Wait, wait, you mean that the politicians in my town can function without me swearing at them everyday?

Are you sure?
jennyoo7
jennyoo7
Lol Patti
arfie
arfie
Well, of course the local politicians can function without your supervision, Patti.

Whether or not they would Get it Right is a different thread.
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