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But I have also lost the ability to be bored. To stare at a wall. To have a thought that isn’t immediately formatted for consumption.

We are lonelier than ever, yet we have less privacy than ever. But I have also lost the ability to be bored

And the worst part? We volunteered for this. No one forced us to install the apps. No one made us check the likes. We are addicts who blame the drug, forgetting we bought the first hit ourselves. I don’t have a 10-step plan to fix this. Anyone selling digital detox as a product is missing the point. We are lonelier than ever, yet we have

They don’t.

But I am going to stop performing for the ghost in the machine. 199 entries. 198 before this one that no one read. That’s fine. No one forced us to install the apps

Every photo you upload, every comment you leave, every “seen” receipt you generate—it all breaks down into data points that no longer resemble your original intention. That sarcastic joke from 2018? Today, it’s evidence of a character flaw. That late-night emotional post? Today, it’s a psychological data point for an ad network trying to sell you melatonin.