Life after the internet
23 October 2009
Having got involved in some research into communal living, 60's radicals, tee-pees and bomb throwers, it's become a necessary experience to tune in and drop out - to experiment with a time when there was no internet or other such forms of 'alienated communication'. For the last month I've had internet access once a week and the rest of the time I've had to make do with old media like 'phone calls' and 'actually talking to people in the flesh'. I can report that many things have improved.
1. my posture (several hours less spent crouched over a screen per day
2. my tolerance (no more screaming at the screen everytime Jordan or her like appears in a pop up window)
3. my patience. (Things now take time. time is a texture which can be felt, it is not something which should always be chased as if it was running away. By sitting still time can come to you.)
4. my social life (I have now realised that all my net friends were surrogates and since I no longer have them I've come to find that, in real life, I have no friends at all. This is possibly might lead to some kind of awakening or socialising)
Thats all for this week. If I spend any longer on this infernal machine the brain sickness will start again. Free yourselves before it's too late. Turn off your modems and go for a walk.
1 comment
Written by Jon FB on 26 October 2009 at 16:46:00
I tried it for a couple of days but got withdrawal symptons and gave in. Yes, I spoke to more people than usual and that was good but I missed the banter and gentle chit chat of Facebook. The crunch came when I ran out of food and realised that I would actually have to go to a supermarket for a big shop - a distant activity of the past thanks to online grocery shopping. Ditto with banking. Never having to go into a high street bank is very liberating.