Back in October 2024 I was pondering what to do with my Google-centric technology as Trump was becoming the US President yet again. Recently I've had the time to replace a few apps / services so here's a catch-up for you.
https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026/02/google-apps-i-no-longer-use.html
FWIW, when people go on about “sportsball”, to me that sounds snotty and condescending and, well, a bit rude: “I ostentatiously don’t care about a thing you do and wish it didn’t exist.”
Not saying you’re not within your rights to feel that and say that. I have exactly those feelings about certain forms of music and religion and politics.
Just be aware that sometimes it doesn’t land well.
I would appreciate any boosts of this post.
I want everyone's opinion.
I am curious to know the answer from as many perspectives as possible:
When did you get a palpable sense that online life was degrading?
For me it was a small event in 2016 when a tetchy philosophy account @fucktheory got banned from Twitter without explanation or ability to appeal, his entire archive lost.
It was the first time I felt a lack of fluency in a space where I'd come of age.
Has #SocialMedia Fuelled a #TeenSuicide #Crisis?
#Mentalhealth #struggles have risen sharply among #youngAmericans, and #parents and #lawmakers alike are scrutinizing #lifeonline for answers.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/10/07/social-media-mental-health-suicide-crisis-teens
"What if it's a connective erosion in our lives that we're trying so desperately to remedy?
This is not addiction - it's isolation begging for relief."
-- Joan Westenberg
https://joanwestenberg.com/westenberg-feed/when-connection-is-the-cure-not-the-cause
We glance at our phones a hundred times a day, doomscroll endlessly, overshare, and online shop till we (mentally) drop. Experts label it digital addiction. But what if we're not battling chemical hooks in our brains? What if the overtures to connection, as shallow as they may be, are a reflection o
Over 500 under-ocean cables are the heart of the internet.
Learn why they’re vital in keeping us all connected.
https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/features/the-secret-life-of-the-500-cables-that-run-the-internet/
Using Technology to Communicate and Connect
One of the best things to come out of the pandemic was the embracing of things like Zoom, YouTube, Facebook live etc for communicating. We got to be live with people far away and spread out and somet[…]
https://quiltr.com/?p=23294
#art #cooking #geekystuff #lifeonline #poetry #technology #youtube #zoom
Yes, this is how I currently feel about the #Mastodon #Fediverse
Image made with #Dalle
#community #algorithms #DigitalLife #LifeOnline #Art #Surreal #whimsy
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