I'm with you on this. I think we would all benefit from "dumber" phones, from being on social media less (or not at all), but these things at their face value are not inherently good. Rather, as James K.A. Smith says time and time again, "You are what you love." And if our absence from these sites doesn't deal with the core issues, if they make us into proud and boisterous people, then what are we gaining in the end?
Really like the quote, it sums up a lot of my ramblings, thank you for sharing. Also, the question you posed at the end is very important, and we all have to answer it for ourselves. It is, indeed, a journey.
That was amazing! The most fun part about writing is the dialogue you get to have with people, or rather I write because I crave the dialogue and it's less annoying on my personal blog than let's say ranting in person or even on social media lol!
Anyway... I think anyone who has seriously tried to make sense of their digital addiction, or any addiction for that matter, will arrive at this conclusion too. I highly, HIGHLY recommend Dr. Gabor Mate's book, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts. It's the hungry ghosts, whether that's trauma, fear, existential despair, that drive the desire toward addiction, including digital addiction.
Love the quote: "we are what we love." Also, Freddie (Freddie Nietzsche) tickled me- LOL I don't know if that was intentional but yeah, less intimidating as Freddie.
Thank you again for writing this! I really enjoyed reading your thoughts and conclusions.
I'm with you on this. I think we would all benefit from "dumber" phones, from being on social media less (or not at all), but these things at their face value are not inherently good. Rather, as James K.A. Smith says time and time again, "You are what you love." And if our absence from these sites doesn't deal with the core issues, if they make us into proud and boisterous people, then what are we gaining in the end?
Really like the quote, it sums up a lot of my ramblings, thank you for sharing. Also, the question you posed at the end is very important, and we all have to answer it for ourselves. It is, indeed, a journey.
https://tokutheologian.substack.com/p/disordered-longings-and-the-abyss I've been thinking about your writing here lately, inspired me to write this.
That was amazing! The most fun part about writing is the dialogue you get to have with people, or rather I write because I crave the dialogue and it's less annoying on my personal blog than let's say ranting in person or even on social media lol!
Anyway... I think anyone who has seriously tried to make sense of their digital addiction, or any addiction for that matter, will arrive at this conclusion too. I highly, HIGHLY recommend Dr. Gabor Mate's book, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts. It's the hungry ghosts, whether that's trauma, fear, existential despair, that drive the desire toward addiction, including digital addiction.
Love the quote: "we are what we love." Also, Freddie (Freddie Nietzsche) tickled me- LOL I don't know if that was intentional but yeah, less intimidating as Freddie.
Thank you again for writing this! I really enjoyed reading your thoughts and conclusions.