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The privilege of being offline

I’m not getting off TikTok. But there’s a reason why I prefer more creative mediums of self expression like Substack as a platform for brand building. It feels less like you’re feeding yourself to the algorithmic beast in hopes of achieving some ill-sought after goal

Newport Institute, a young adult mental health inpatient treatment center, has recently begun recruiting people suffering from “brainrot.” On its website, the Institute encourages parents whose children suffer from “screen dependency” and “digital addiction” to consider treatment plans at one of its locations across the country.

Jessica Roy • If You Know What ‘Brainrot’ Means, You Might Already Have It

Maybe it’s the people who are less online that are the happiest too

Which leaves you with two options: Take all of your meetings in the back of a yellow cab, or join a photo-free club. In other words, many people seem willing to go to desperate lengths to retain the rush of privacy.

Emily Sundberg • Why Members-Only Clubs Are Everywhere Right Now

Unless you’re Emma Cline and can get a $2 million book advance while posting twice a year on Instagram, you need to keep showing up, producing, and growing—or fall out of the zeitgeist. To not need to do so is a privilege, and while right now it’s one that only belongs to the handful of writers whose social-media free existence keeps my fantasy ali... See more

The privilege of logging off

my hunch is that we will see a new wave of rich gen alpha kids whose privilege would be being less online. the 'ipad baby' is a function of overworked working parents who hand over technology to kids early on for their chance at a few hours' downtime in a day because they either cannot afford day care or in the case of indians, live away from thei... See more

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I’ve always joked that the people who post the most about their partner and their relationship on social media are usually the least happy.

It’s self promotion on steroids. I don’t want to do it anymore. But can we afford not to?

I love social media (obviously, I write this newsletter). But there are days when I blast through my TikTok time limit and am left feeling exhausted. So much of my job (and most jobs these days) are wrapped up in staying relevant with what’s going on in the world — constantly up to date, dialed in, on the pulse. Despite the fun times I have online,