Today, I attended an offline event in #Hamburg and I loved it. I want to arrange one of those in Lund too. But I want to ask the offline community if I can make it vegan friendly? Because I sadly had to hear speciesist language...

We are more disconnected than ever nowadays. We all crave for real in person connection.

Using Mastodon also feels to me often pointless as I see no interaction or reactions here.

After having kept my Meta accounts deactivated for 2 months, I reactivated them because it feels that everyone is only there. Why?

How can we change this?

I am looking forward to go back home in Lund, and deactivate them again. I want to phase out once and for all, from Meta, by the end of 2026.

#offline #offlinecommunity #fuckyourphone #BurnoutPrevention #burnout #fuckburnoutculture

Associated Press: A small but growing movement wants you to put down your phone. But first read this. “Two decades after Steve Jobs premiered the iPhone, a small but passionate movement — with offshoots in several countries — is rebelling against the omnipresent screen. ‘The products have become more insidious and more extractive, exploitative,’ said Dan Fox, 38, who hosted the house […]

University of Exeter: New book explores growing analogue appeal in today’s digital world. “Booming interest in board games, surging sales figures of vinyl and audio cassettes, and the spread of smartphone-free social spaces are all analysed in The Analogue Idyll: Disconnection, Detox, and Departure from the Digital World.”

Financial Times: Dating apps get personal to counter fatigue among Gen Z. ” Online matchmaking apps are seeking to push users off screens and towards getting to know each other in person in their latest effort to address concerns about “dating fatigue” among Gen Z users. Dating group Tinder has followed the lead of new apps such as Doubble and Fourplay to offer a ‘double dates’ feature, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/23/financial-times-dating-apps-get-personal-to-counter-fatigue-among-gen-z/

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New York Times: Now in College, Luddite Teens Still Don’t Want Your Likes. This link goes to a gift article. “Three years after starting a club meant to fight social media’s grip on young people, many original members are holding firm and gaining new converts.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/01/new-york-times-now-in-college-luddite-teens-still-dont-want-your-likes/