Holy cow, did you just read Johan Hari’s “Stolen Focus” too? I finished it yesterday and you two are both spot on. I’m going to start by grabbing my loppers and going out and trimming some fallen limbs at one of my favorite trails and I’m going to leave my damned phone behind.
Whole Foods carries a Doritos imitation, Late July Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips. Somehow, they are better than Doritos in every way. Flavor. Crunch. Not making your fingers orange. Pronounceable ingredients. I’m going to pour myself a kombucha and eat some now 🤤
Got "Stolen Focus" on its way. I should probably reread Crawford's "The World Beyond Your Head: How to Become an Individual in the Age of Distraction." Though I think he should tweak the sub title and refer to the present as the Age of Addiction: addiction to food, drugs. devices, booze, screens, apps, video games, outrage, fear, hate, vengeance...
Very true - I love the idea of the ascetic economy - though anything neoliberal will eventually destroy its initial intentions and the object of its intentions through greed
baking bread and more bread the feeling of the dough between my fingers the bubbles the bounce the give and pull and the bend and stretch are the best the slap against the counter the rise and fall aww. 😍
Ah, ASMR. Nothing like listening to people trim their toenails and slurp ramen noodles to soothe the mind.
I sometimes worry Substack is my candy. 😳
No, it definitely is.
Holy cow, did you just read Johan Hari’s “Stolen Focus” too? I finished it yesterday and you two are both spot on. I’m going to start by grabbing my loppers and going out and trimming some fallen limbs at one of my favorite trails and I’m going to leave my damned phone behind.
Whole Foods carries a Doritos imitation, Late July Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips. Somehow, they are better than Doritos in every way. Flavor. Crunch. Not making your fingers orange. Pronounceable ingredients. I’m going to pour myself a kombucha and eat some now 🤤
Got "Stolen Focus" on its way. I should probably reread Crawford's "The World Beyond Your Head: How to Become an Individual in the Age of Distraction." Though I think he should tweak the sub title and refer to the present as the Age of Addiction: addiction to food, drugs. devices, booze, screens, apps, video games, outrage, fear, hate, vengeance...
So much to think about! Mental overload. I'm not going to get anything done!
All I can think of it "Welcome to the Internet" by good ol' Mr. Burnham
I mean, did you write this one JUSt for me???
Very true - I love the idea of the ascetic economy - though anything neoliberal will eventually destroy its initial intentions and the object of its intentions through greed
How the hell did you see me eating those cookies at 2am whilst bingeing another episode of Ozark??
baking bread and more bread the feeling of the dough between my fingers the bubbles the bounce the give and pull and the bend and stretch are the best the slap against the counter the rise and fall aww. 😍