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REJECT MODERNITY, EMBRACE THE OUTDATED
Buying a Walkman cd player and carrying a book at all times is making life so much more enjoyable than using my phone all the time. Idk what it is but it just feels so much more like I’m living life. I have severe anxiety and honestly these changes have helped me so incredibly much. Not to mention that it is so much better for the artist when we buy their album vs. streaming. Currently reading: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. Currently listening: Parklife (cd) by Blur
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@domo4eva
Apr 9, 2025
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@Rattlesnake
carrying a camera and a book in public gives me more anxiety lol. I feel like everybody is looking at me like "You're not the vibe" lol. I'm envious of the freedom you have achieved
Apr 9, 2025
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@verycoolallison
@CLEANTEETH i mean this in the best possible way: nobody cares, actually! and if someone is really spending their free time to look at you and think that you’re not the vibe, that’s…100% their problem
Apr 9, 2025
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@domo4eva
@CLEANTEETH NO LITERALLY. I used to be self conscious too, but I’ve realized that no one really cares what type of tech you use and often you will meet some really cool ppl bcs game recognizes game lol
Apr 10, 2025
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@Rattlesnake
@DOMO4EVA @VERYCOOLALLISON yeah u both right
Apr 10, 2025

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I´ve been buying used CDs and vinyl, along with a second-hand CD player, figuring out what music I truly enjoy on repeat, without it being pushed on me. I still use Spotify, but mostly outside the house or in another room. Some evenings, I disconnect completely: no phone, just a book, a movie on TV, and my CDs playing. Feels like the year 2000. I took this picture from a local Cd store in my city.
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this book is so comforting for so many reasons. firstly, it is a very quick read (~100 pages), and secondly, it's main theme is learning how it is okay to be lost in your 20's or really at any age. it promotes the importance of transition periods rather than trying trying to escape the emotions. highly HIGHLY recommend as this book literally healed me <3
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Left my phone at home yesterday before running errands/going to hang out with friends. shit was actually such a good mistake. I was icking myself out because my boyfriend and I were walking my dog and the entire time I was walking with a firm grip on my phone. It was a totally unnecessary item in that moment. I had no one I needed to call at that specific time, no reason really for it to be on my person. Yet I couldn’t not bring it. I left it at home on accident the second time we left, and it was actually so freeing. my anxiety was so calmed because I didn’t feel obligated to be doing anything besides living in the moment/being present. Ended up walking to the store, caught a movie with friends, and hung out with them after. It felt like I was back in middle/high school when plans with your friends kind of just happened because not even everyone had cell phones then. Idk it was just a really chill time and so I highly recommend leaving your phone at home if it’s not a complete necessity. you might be surprised to find you really don’t need to have it 24/7
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