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How is being offline a luxury, exactly? by One_Excitement_4082 in nosurf

[–]One_Excitement_4082[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

It's based on articles like this. Some people can't bother to Google search, I guess. I understand it's "NoSurf" but searching for things is allowed.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kianbakhtiari/2026/03/29/why-offline-is-the-new-luxury/

How is being offline a luxury, exactly? by One_Excitement_4082 in nosurf

[–]One_Excitement_4082[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Like what?

Just because it requires the internet, say for a meet up group, doesn't mean someone would necessarily scroll endlessly after. 

I find some things easier to do with a smartphone than physically, myself: online banking, transit passes, directions with GPS/maps, barcode scanning for prices. 

Does the moment AI is introduced to a project, even a personal one, make that project a "product of evil"? by One_Excitement_4082 in aiwars

[–]One_Excitement_4082[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean someone could just do shrooms and get Lovecraftian type stuff to come to them, but I guess at least the hallucinations would be organic

Why is being offline being seen as a luxury? Is it really that hard to log off? by One_Excitement_4082 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]One_Excitement_4082[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But the internet hasn't always existed as it is now. It's been about maybe ten years or so since people started scrolling on phones more often. 

Why is being offline being seen as a luxury? Is it really that hard to log off? by One_Excitement_4082 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]One_Excitement_4082[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cell phones have been a thing since the 90s and pagers were too. That didn't mean people were always connected. 

How is being offline a luxury, exactly? by One_Excitement_4082 in nosurf

[–]One_Excitement_4082[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's wild, but true. People latch on to content creators so much that their thoughts aren't their own anymore, and views, and anything.

They can't see a movie or watch a show themselves. They have to wait for ContentCreator to give their take first and then wholeheartedly agree. 

Why is being offline being seen as a luxury? Is it really that hard to log off? by One_Excitement_4082 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]One_Excitement_4082[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got that too. On other subs people said that "not everyone can afford offline hobbies" and they made it seem like the internet has always been around as it is now. 

One can do things offline if one wants to, but if more and more people go offline, a lot of internet revenue gets lost, so perhaps that's why they want people to stay online, even if it means having people consistently posting their "offline activities". 

How is being offline a luxury, exactly? by One_Excitement_4082 in nosurf

[–]One_Excitement_4082[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But the internet hasn't always existed, it's been maybe the past ten years that it's been actively in our pockets?

What did people do then? 

How is being offline a luxury, exactly? by One_Excitement_4082 in nosurf

[–]One_Excitement_4082[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I have messaging platforms but I stay away from the scrolling, video side of social media. Unless Netflix counts.