This is my Curmudgeon Era.
Not in the nostalgic, “things were better in my day" way.
More in the "I refuse to be gaslit by modernity" way. I refuse to pretend that constant connectivity has made us happier. I refuse to buy into the idea that infinite scrolling is anything but digital debt—time spent, nothing gained.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/im-entering-my-curmudgeon-era/
I’m Entering My Curmudgeon Era
My current project: I've been dusting off the old hard drives with my ripped CD collection and loading them into an iPod. A 20-year-old piece of tech with its click wheel intact, no WiFi, and no algorithm feeding me recommendations I didn't ask for. The result: I've started listening to
