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We're all connected in one way or another to some type of technology, due to living in the 21st century. But often, as many of us have experienced, this can lead to tiredness and being overwhelmed by the "connectedness."
So what does it mean to be connected? I think it varies from one person to another, to me it means using various GAFAM/FAANG/Big Tech services, like social media, or checking news websites, video streaming platforms, you get the idea. Personally, I'm more fortunate than others because I've not touched (anti)social media that much, and I'm free from it's grip, although others aren't as lucky.
As you may see from this blog, I like free software and GNU/Linux. I had a glaring issue in this case about Linux related content, spending too much time browsing various forums or watching videos about the subject. So it begs the question, can you like technology, still stay up to date, and be disconnected?
I quit all forms of internet, aside from Gemini, and occasional project searching on git forges. At the beginning, I thought I'll be left out, and when I'll "come back", I wouldn't understand a dime. To the contrary, it's marvelous to not waste time "researching" a subject, and actually practicing it. I found that I have more time now, than before, to apply what I've learned about my passion and improve, without all the unneeded struggles of being "plugged in."
The so-called infotainment is a big magician's trick, tricking you into believing you're getting better at something or learning when you forget the information the next day. The content is not made to teach but to track your attention.
PS: You escape echo chambers.