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What you're writing really resonates with me. I felt the same feeling you describe, although I did not manage to express it as clearly as you do.

I think this is one of the main drawback of Internet as a mean of communication. And as you said it's not a matter of social networks, it's the whole web (and gemini too^^). This does not happen with TV or paper magazine because their audience is less focus, it is meant for a large social group, not a "tribe"(see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe_(internet) ), so you don't always have that "oh this person is doing this awesome thing, I should do it too!" feeling.

For me the solution is to be more offline:

- Writing a journal only for myself, not a blog

- Deleting my rss feeds, mailing lists, etc. Buy and read paper newspaper/magazines.

- Doing something that "embodies me" (could be sport, yoga, meditation...). It helps taking a step back from the online activity.

I like this pub because of discussions like this.

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~calgacus wrote:

Totally agreed here. I love writing for myself, knowing nobody else will read it besides whatever I am in 5 years or so. Likewise, magazines and newspapers are fantastic instead of doomscrolling on the internet, especially because you can "finish" a magazine. You reach the last page, and that's it. You did it. It's over. You get a nice sense of completeness and it doesn't feel like you're missing out on more.

~zampano wrote:

Thanks for the thoughts.

I agree with what you describe in terms of solutions, but haven't yet found one that works for me. Whether that's my fault or the solutions' remains to be seen.