When a St. John's College student described a six-day phone fast as revelatory—"presence with nearby people became necessary"—they echoed a thirty-year-old prescription: reframe digital detox from "anti-tech" to "pro-community" by filling screen-free space with genuine presence. Melissa Kirsch made the same argument in the New York Times Morning newsletter, opening with a 1996 artifact ("netaholism," … Continue reading The Presence Assumption: Digital Wellness and the Community It Presupposes
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How to Stop Drowning in Other People’s Problems
It's 2 AM. A thumb hovers over a smartphone screen, switching between a crisis report from thousands of miles away and a banking app showing a low balance. Heart racing, breathing shallow—your body treats both as identical threats. One you can act on. The other you cannot. The Problem With Caring About Everything Modern information … Continue reading How to Stop Drowning in Other People’s Problems
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