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RE: Are You An Internet Addict? (Poetry Reading)
It's an addiction that grows by the day, one that's ever-harder to shake.
Well I guess its like all addictions; with life being better with it, unable to imagine life without it.
The problem with the internet is its just so damn interesting! How do you get people to not get attached to something that can bring before their eyes virtually anything they desire?
akin to a Pandora's box, once you've opened up and delved into the internet, experienced that endless entertainment, there is no going back to those days of "boredom".
"ravaged by a savage
boredom"
All good points & questions... Yet, there is a subtle, insidious boredom that accompanies this Pandora’s box.
Especially, in regards to the social media aspect of it. While it might make us feel less alone, if communication is inauthentic, we find we are left feeling more lonely.
Likewise, as human animals, we belong to the natural world and must connect/commune with it. There is no online substitute for divorcing ourselves from Nature.
And, don’t get me started about the ills of online sex, where the giving… famishes the taker (Harold Bloom).
If we keep clearsighted about the false promises of the virtual life, we are less susceptible to its many seductions...
It is far easier to encounter that inauthentic communication online, and it's something that leaves you vaguely unfulfilled. A gradual hollow feeling building deep inside, a pit built up with doubts and insecurities and left to fester.
Our connection to the natural world is a vital aspect to us, one that many sadly disregard. "shinrin-yoku" or "Forest Bathing" as the Japanese call it is a great practice. Not necessarily setting out to accomplish or hike anywhere, but to just soak in the natural environment.
I often find a meandering exploration of a forest (barefoot if possible) does wonders to soothe an overworked and overstressed mind.