"This will be painful and mean rejecting a lot of convenience, but it's something you gotta do to prevent brainrot. I had to. I also cannot tell you what these boundaries are, you gotta figure them out yourself. Are you gonna go hard, get a dumbphone and a 1997 Ford F150 to avoid 'smart' things? Or is it gonna simply be setting limits on how much you use tech?"
"hiking, reading a paper book, listening to vinyl records, gardening, and cooking. I spend my workday in front of a screen. I'm desperate to be away from that when the workday is over."
"The smartphone is great for giving me directions, showing me spam emails, doing some math, or checking the weather. If we kept everything simple and computer-y, there wouldn't be a problem."
Many millennials express nostalgia for a pre-smartphone era and frustration with constant connectivity. Several people replace screen time with analog activities such as hiking, reading paper books, listening to vinyl, gardening, and cooking. Workers who spend their day in front of screens seek relief in offline hobbies. Smartphones are valued for narrow utilities like navigation, basic calculations, and weather checks rather than constant engagement. Some respondents imagine a decentralized internet of independent sites and scheduled television. Others oppose regulating the internet and prefer regulating politicians. Many recommend setting personal boundaries or adopting simpler devices to limit digital overstimulation.
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