Being offline

[Khanofmir]

Being offline is so good, you don't give a damn about what's going on over social medias. And being offline doesn't really just mean caveman-like no tech with you. Like you just listen to your playlists, create and vibe to living, I am sure being offline on instagram affected algorithms and all but at least chilling is what's making you feel better.Idk it's so good without useless attention on your face, however I don't know how I'm gonna keep constant schedule of where to post, when to finish and what to post.

[SugrPawz]

Big Agree. I have been getting into digital minimalism for the purposes of helping me focus on what I need to externally to social media. leaving the smartphone at home was a super big helping first step. I take my ipod with me for music and have a flip phone for important people to contact me. At home its just friendly voice calls and indie web for me as of late.

Overall I think more people need to find the joys of unplugging and being bored a bit. We as a species are missing so much by getting stuck into the addictive noisy color brick in our pockets.

[RNotteLovesOwls]

using the indie web so much this year has definitely helped me appreciate the feeling of slowing down. on the little glass slab-in-the-pocket, life moves too fast. it's overwhelming and tiring. on neocities, melonland, FAA, status cafe, etc., life moves at a more steady pace to give you room to breathe. it's perfect. we must do whatever we can to convince our friends, family and peers to give it a try



EDIT: the FAA is the frutiger aero archive, btw

[schlime9k]

It's really good, yeah. I think of "unplugging" or "being offline" as simply not engaging with social media - so that could mean either just not going on twitter or leaving your phone in a drawer for a week, either way taking time off from it is a really good feeling. I like to just sit down and read or take a walk while listening to music