Living Like It's 99, No Social Media, No Smartphone

Re:Living Like It's 99, No Social Media, No Smartphone by xwdv on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @02:23PM (#26558362)

What’s the point of this really? Yea you can live like 1999, but the world isn’t in 1999. You’re gonna miss out on the modern human experience, you’re gonna be “that guy”, you’re not gonna be able to relate to anyone, you won’t know about anyone’s life and no one will care to tell you.

Retreating to the past isn’t controlling your addictions, it’s giving up. You can own a smartphone, use social media, without it taking over your life, you just need self control. As the world changes you’re gonna be stuck grasping at a past that no longer exists. It will be lonely.

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Re:Living Like It's 99, No Social Media, No Smartphone by ueueshitashita on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @04:20PM (#26559918)

> You’re gonna miss out on the modern human experience

Oh no, the horror!

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Re:Living Like It's 99, No Social Media, No Smartphone by grillvogel on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @04:53PM (#26560261)

>modern human experience

brought to you on a 5 inch screen

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Re:Living Like It's 99, No Social Media, No Smartphone by blain on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @03:39PM (#26559414)

Giving up a new "cool" few things doesn't mean you will "miss out" on new things. You still can try new things when they come out.

I think the biggest benefit of living like in 99s, just like the author pointed out is a "Peace of mind".

Also, regarding:

> Retreating to the past isn’t controlling your addictions, it’s giving up.

as if addictions were a good thing. You can also look at it this way: choosing self controlled addictions over "giving up" a device over a dumber one.

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