I was never a big online shopper to begin with, but seeing how badly degraded social media has become with non-stop ads (looking at you, IG!) has made me reconsider my relationship to these platforms. Turning off notifications has been a huge help in scaling back my use and re-directing my attention!
As a web designer, I was such an advocate for online everything in the early days of the internet and it's so frustrating to see the ways in which it's hindered our day to day existence at this point :(
Excellent article. A life’s work in practice and that can be the whole ethos to live by. Good to see it here all in one place. I would add making things and learning skills to do so. These should be passed on to our younger folk - like we used to. Learn to knit, crochet and sew. Learn some DIY and a bit of basic carpentry or weaving. Satisfying, absorbing, meditative and often longer lasting than bought things.
I was never a big online shopper to begin with, but seeing how badly degraded social media has become with non-stop ads (looking at you, IG!) has made me reconsider my relationship to these platforms. Turning off notifications has been a huge help in scaling back my use and re-directing my attention!
As a web designer, I was such an advocate for online everything in the early days of the internet and it's so frustrating to see the ways in which it's hindered our day to day existence at this point :(
Excellent article. A life’s work in practice and that can be the whole ethos to live by. Good to see it here all in one place. I would add making things and learning skills to do so. These should be passed on to our younger folk - like we used to. Learn to knit, crochet and sew. Learn some DIY and a bit of basic carpentry or weaving. Satisfying, absorbing, meditative and often longer lasting than bought things.
Thank you for your writing xx