Internet addiction

[Trexller]

Originally Posted by pink grapefruit [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Maybe. But how?

starts with an analysis of things you like that aren't internet connected, or even electrified.

getting out of your head and into your body can be straight forward or metaphorical

like pounding that treadmill until all the stress is gone or meditating yourself into a peaceful trance

you work out, thats a great thing to take care of the body/mind but that's not a secret and you wouldn't have asked if that solved it

we are too young for the tech we have as a species, it's a weird contradiction how so many of us feel the need for our screens to be playing as we fall asleep, but also cannot fall asleep because the screens are playing. we aren't wired for it. The internet isn't the cause of that feeling like "I gotta get offline" its that our brains haven't evolved to deal with the new neural pathways or whatever that nature didn't give us at birth, we are just dazzled by the bright lights and moving pictures not so different than a deer in the headlights

so while leaving all your devices at home and going on a hike to commune with nature is certainly effective, we don't necessarily have to work ourselves into that state.

i dunno maybe think of the internet like a swiftly moving river, its beautiful to watch and it feels great when you get in and swim around but if you don't hold on it's gonna sweep you away, and all you really need to do is step out of the water and have a seat on the bank, where we can still enjoy the river

we're just the first humans in history to deal with such an immersive level of communications, and the way we deal with it is going to set the tone for all of our descendants.