I think that intentional disconnection from (moderation of) some of the harmful aspects of social media will be followed by disconnection from the harmful aspects of corporate addictive behavior in general (fast food, gambling, alcohol, prescription drugs, TikTok) FOLLOWED by a (very limited and conditional) disconnection from the corporate goods/services system altogether.
I await the coinage of the word for a person who belongs to some new movement-which will be (roughly) abstaining from social media and processed food and wage work and pornography and dating apps-but I don't think I'll be waiting long. Although the massive weight of profitability is firmly against such a movement new institutions are already beginning to emerge and the shape of the problem is becoming apparent to many.
I don't think any of this is going to happen in 2025, but this year see the trend deepen. Either people will abandon themselves to profitable modern pathologies wholesale... or something will emerge to resist it in the name of health and independence and human nature. Let's see what happens...
Less Doom scrolling, more Stack reading
I think that intentional disconnection from (moderation of) some of the harmful aspects of social media will be followed by disconnection from the harmful aspects of corporate addictive behavior in general (fast food, gambling, alcohol, prescription drugs, TikTok) FOLLOWED by a (very limited and conditional) disconnection from the corporate goods/services system altogether.
I await the coinage of the word for a person who belongs to some new movement-which will be (roughly) abstaining from social media and processed food and wage work and pornography and dating apps-but I don't think I'll be waiting long. Although the massive weight of profitability is firmly against such a movement new institutions are already beginning to emerge and the shape of the problem is becoming apparent to many.
I don't think any of this is going to happen in 2025, but this year see the trend deepen. Either people will abandon themselves to profitable modern pathologies wholesale... or something will emerge to resist it in the name of health and independence and human nature. Let's see what happens...
https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/a-guide-to-treating-symptoms-of-mental
https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/a-guide-to-treating-symptoms-of-mental-48d
https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/a-guide-to-treating-symptoms-of-mental-05a
https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/a-guide-to-treating-symptoms-of-mental-a0b