Mine has been off for years now and I'm realizing how much it's cut down my consumption of "just another video, just another video".
I now look up exactly what I need, and see nothing more.
I now practice mindfulness.
Iโve been wayyy too addicted to blindly consuming useless content, so ive deleted it from most my devices :) When I do use it, itโs for longer form content that actually peaks my interest!
Unhook lets you use YouTube without recommendations. Absolute godsend for people like me who get distracted easily and are prone to scrolling. I couldn't find an equivalent for my phone, so I just deleted YouTube from it entirely. I still partake in the ritual of eating with YouTube, but I do it on my laptop like the old days.
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh and Girl On Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves by Sophie Gilbert.
I'm really enjoying both, despite how many times Girl On Girl punches me in the gut with lines like, "Movies in the aughts hated women."
Shows are impossible to go to, now. The entire Ticketmaster platform is filled with scalpers that TM choose to foster, rather than ensure that fans can see artists perform. (Yes, I'm salty because yet another performer's presale is on and tickets are "Verified Resale" for $500+ each.) I just want so badly for everyone to stop spending thousands of dollars on shit seats so the industry caves in on itself and makes way for progress. Concerts are not supposed to be this way, and we aren't getting there if people keep throwing a $2000 ticket on their credit card for 300-level seats. Don't be the frog boiling in the water, HOP OUT OF THE POT!
