I genuinely think that I, personally, would be happier without our various forms of "instant communication". Not just social media (including Linkedin), but also emails, and texts, and fucking Zoom...
Seriously, I could go back to like, the 70s, and be happy enough for a while...
Because at least then, work was work, and you didn't bring it home with you so much. And you were only trying to "keep up with the Joneses", not literally everyone you know, even those who moved away... Oh, and you could probably afford a fucking house, on a single wage. Yeah, I imagine that helped, too...
Seriously, this constant "interconnectedness", this... Everyone always knowing what everyone else is doing, and this whole... "Be available at all times, even when you're at home" society we have built..? It's completely toxic, and unsustainable... No one can be "happy", even as an illusory thing, living in a society like this. No fucking wonder rates of self-offing are so high...
I genuinely think that I, personally, would be happier without our various forms of "instant communication". Not just social media (including Linkedin), but also emails, and texts, and fucking Zoom...
Seriously, I could go back to like, the 70s, and be happy enough for a while...
Because at least then, work was work, and you didn't bring it home with you so much. And you were only trying to "keep up with the Joneses", not literally everyone you know, even those who moved away... Oh, and you could probably afford a fucking house, on a single wage. Yeah, I imagine that helped, too...
Seriously, this constant "interconnectedness", this... Everyone always knowing what everyone else is doing, and this whole... "Be available at all times, even when you're at home" society we have built..? It's completely toxic, and unsustainable... No one can be "happy", even as an illusory thing, living in a society like this. No fucking wonder rates of self-offing are so high...