Comment on "Analog bags" are in. Doomscrolling is out.

goatmeal@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• uncrme@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I think there’s a difficult intersection of

  a. This stuff is cool and trendy right now so a lot of that content is aspirational

  b. TikTok is addictive and extremely hard to kick + lots of people now see it as their primary source for style and lifestyle inspiration leading back into a.

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• fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You don’t have to quit cold turkey.

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  • goatmeal@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Oh for sure and you prob never get rid of it completely, just find a healthier balance. It just feels ironic recording an analog activity in front of a smartphone

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• makyo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I think the idea is to get a break from the digital life, not abandon it completely

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• bluemoon@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  as others’ve typed out: not a zero sum act.

  also i’d reformulate: not necessarily simulataneous. just below two hours a day and brain isn’t rotting also

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