I did the same thing this year, and I agree it's been one of the best decisions I've made.
I did the same thing this year, and I agree it's been one of the best decisions I've made. I'm happier, and my mind feels calmer, with less noise. I've started reading a lot, and even writing (I started a blog, and one of my first posts was about exactly this, if you want you can check it out [1]) I've also tried to stay away from the news. I have a very long list of uBlock Origin filters [2] to hide certain words and topics on Reddit (even if its politically tangent, it gets blocked), and it works amazingly well. I hate that I have to go to such lengths to avoid the worst of the internet, but I love the freedom of mind I've gained, like really it feels liberating instead of boring. One last thing: I've started to notice that the corporate claws are no longer in my head. On the train, I see something like 50–70% of people scrolling through algorithmically curated feeds, and I think about how much influence Zuck and company have over what so many people see and think, with almost no effort. The thing is, I feel like the "old man yells at cloud" meme, like I am the crazy person doing crazy things, but I feel better this way, so I will keep doing it. [1]: https://blog.benjaopazoc.cl/2026/09/social-media-is-ridiculo... [2]: https://github.com/benja-opazo/ublock-politics
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i have been going thru this for years now and because this attaches to contacts i have literally destroyed my family life.
I did the same thing this year, and I agree it's been one of the best decisions I've made.
If 30 years ago someone suggested breaking into your house to take away your Nintendo games or remotely disabling them by sending somethi...
This is an entirely weird and bizarre conversation.
I hate that our solution to the modern Internet is to engage in technical warfare just to make it usable.
To me it counts as a trope and the guidelines ask as to avoid posting Internet tropes, for the very reason that they’re more likely to el...
The New Delhi judge however went further, ordering sweeping new measures that tech experts say have rewritten rules of internet governanc...
Social media itself was the beginning of the end.
I did the same thing this year, and I agree it's been one of the best decisions I've made.
I did the same thing this year, and I agree it's been one of the best decisions I've made. I'm happier, and my mind feels calmer, with less noise. I've started reading a lot, and even writing (I started a blog, and one of my first posts was about exactly this, if you want you can check it out [1]) I've also tried to stay away from the news. I have a very long list of uBlock Origin filters [2] to hide certain words and topics on Reddit (even if its politically tangent, it gets blocked), and it works amazingly well. I hate that I have to go to such lengths to avoid the worst of the internet, but I love the freedom of mind I've gained, like really it feels liberating instead of boring. One last thing: I've started to notice that the corporate claws are no longer in my head. On the train, I see something like 50–70% of people scrolling through algorithmically curated feeds, and I think about how much influence Zuck and company have over what so many people see and think, with almost no effort. The thing is, I feel like the "old man yells at cloud" meme, like I am the crazy person doing crazy things, but I feel better this way, so I will keep doing it. [1]: https://blog.benjaopazoc.cl/2026/09/social-media-is-ridiculo... [2]: https://github.com/benja-opazo/ublock-politics
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