The Internet Sabbath
I spend a lot of time on the Internet. Like, a lot a lot. You probably do to. And that’s cool. The internet is a great place. It’s definitely got its problems, but it’s got a ton of amazing stuff going for it, too. I want to suggest something, though: maybe our brains aren’t created and optimized for this kind of thing. Maybe, to be constantly online and connected to this infinite flow of thoughts, noise, and information… to be able to instantly look up almost any piece of information that ever existed from a magic slabs in your pocket, to be able to in a second be in conversation with anyone in the world, or to be instantly contacted by anyone else in the world at their slightest whim… to be able to make boredom a complete thing of the past…...