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  1. The New YorkerCal Newport5/18/1911 min
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    • bill
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      4 years ago

      Wow. Yes.

      Much to discuss here. I’m a fan of the IndieWeb movement, but I don’t think I agree with Cal that “there’s a strong case” that the IndieWeb servers-focused approach avoids “all the woes.”

      I really love the last section of this article. This:

      It may be, too, that people who are uneasy about social media aren’t looking for a better version of it but are instead ready to permanently reduce the role that smartphone screens play in their lives.

      I think we’ll see a lot of both. I think we’ll see (1) decrease in screen time AND (2) better use of time spent. That doesn’t seem like a lot to ask. That actually seems really basic, and non-contradictory.

      Less time, better spent. They go hand in hand.