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Comment by umanwizard

4 hours ago

You can be disconnected wherever you want, with a bit of self control.

This misses the point. What’s nice is not that it’s just me, but that it’s everyone.

  • Host a “phones off” party, go to a sauna, go for a hike with friends with self control etc., but please don’t hold me hostage (connectivity wise) in a cramped metal tube for your sense of nostalgia.

    Planes are just about the least pleasant space to experience involuntary offline-ness. (That said, people scrolling reels with the speaker on (or the display at brightness levels making me consider sunscreen) should immediately go on the no-fly list.)

    • Nobody is holding you hostage. Sounds like you need the timeout more than anyone.

      And the assumption that this view was drawn from nostalgia is completely invalid.