Why "digital detoxes" are nonsense

[Jamie McKane]

Why "digital detoxes" are nonsense

With New Year’s resolutions in full swing, many people may have chosen to cut down on their tech use – or even give it up altogether.

The growing popularity of such “digital detoxes” is encouraged by a slew of negative findings about the effects of technology use, alongside claims that such action can help reduce stress and help people become more “present” and compassionate.

 

[newby_investor]

Same reason as diet detoxes are a waste of time?

If you're going to make a change in your life it needs to be sustainable.

 

[The_MAC]

The immediate benefit of not having your face buried in a screen means you can bury it in other things...

 

[Polymathic]

Digital detoxes are really about getting the psychological manipulation that Facebook , Apple and Google use to get people glued to their phones. The person who wrote this really has no idea what digital detoxes are.

 

[TheMightyQuin]

When we go camping for 10 days, my kids go through a digital detox for sure. It reverts them back from being little a$$holes to kids again

 

[MirageF1]

The height of snowflake reporting

What has this world cum 2

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

When we go camping for 10 days, my kids go through a digital detox for sure. It reverts them back from being little a$$holes to kids again

Same as returning from Afrikaburn every year

 

[TheMightyQuin]

Same as returning from Afrikaburn every year

I've never been....not sure it's my scene really. I have extremely rich, yuppie, same age as me, friends that go every year and run around being exactly the opposite of who they really are in real life.

The whole scene seems really forced and pretentious to me.

 

[w1z4rd]

The height of snowflake reporting

What has this world cum 2

What is the opposite of a snowflake? Cause I think we need a name for people who complain and are offended by snowflakes daily.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

I've never been....not sure it's my scene really. I have extremely rich, yuppie, same age as me, friends that go every year and run around being exactly the opposite of who they really are in real life.

The whole scene seems really forced and pretentious to me.

It was beyond awesome years ago, I havent been in 2yr, it has become yuppy like Burning Man now (especially the main weekend)

 

[TheMightyQuin]

What is the opposite of a snowflake? Cause I think we need a name for people who complain and are offended by snowflakes daily.

"Normal people".....?

 

[MirageF1]

What is the opposite of a snowflake? Cause I think we need a name for people who complain and are offended by snowflakes daily.

No sh*t batman?

Here's one just for you : Old school

 

[w1z4rd]

"Normal people".....?

No.... they whine constantly about snowflakes, so its got to be something special.

 

[w1z4rd]

No sh*t batman?

Here's one just for you : Old school

Oh, the sausage fest thing? Okay, got it.

 

[MirageF1]

Oh, the sausage fest thing? Okay, got it.

WTF? Quoting more of your millennial nonsense I see

 

[w1z4rd]

WTF? Quoting more of your millennial nonsense I see

Dont blame it on the kids

 

[TheMightyQuin]

No.... they whine constantly about snowflakes, so its got to be something special.

So you admit it is quite normal to moan about snowflakes.

I agree.