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I'm not sure about the fast internet anymore. The internet is cancer and getting worse.
I think you are confusing the internet with people.
If you consider corporations as people, yes.
corporations are not people themselves, but they are made of people.
This right here. Just disappear into the woods and forget about the doomscroll in its entirety.
If one day you wake up in your cabin to a bright flash in the sky so be it, and least you had a good life.
I did it for nearly 3 years with limited access.
You get over it eventually and start living life instead of watching other people live theirs.
I can't wait to unplug again.
Why did you disconnect? Because of location or work or what?
A friend inherited off-grid property. I was already into the idea of homesteading and survivalism and had been building those skills sets for years. What started as a little bit of helping on the weekends turned into full time living. I didn't think I could do it and it was hard.
But now I know what I'm capable of and how much nicer life is when you live it. I've been back in regular society for a few years and my phone is still on 'do not disturb' mode all the time.
‘do not disturb’ mode is a must. my brain can't focus on any single activity if i constantly expect to be interrupted while doing it.
Yeah i have notifications silenced as they are a stupid distraction.
I have a tablet for work that I rarely use so I leave it for the kids to play on. Everytime i look at it there is hundreds of notifications from games they play. How are the kids meant to get anything done if they keep getting interrupted.
slow internet is better, like slow food :D