Hi comrades,
As the title suggests, how do you manage your time spent online? I personally don’t use any social media aside from Lemmygrad, but I’m still struggling with being online too much, even if it’s lurking here or on other websites. I try to focus on offline things, such as books mostly that I download. My biggest problem is the refresh feature, even smaller sites such as this one just become an issue because of refreshing for new posts or discussions.
As a Linux user, I can say I tried to make my desktop as offline-focused as possible. I don’t use any “cloud” services etc., though I still find myself dealing with this. Perhaps it’s the interface.
I do like the Small Web movement, especially protocols like Gemini or Gopher. From what I see, they’re filled to the brim with conservatives and anarchists, sadly. I do lurk on YouTube via Invidious, which is probably the biggest time-waste, though there’s much valuable niche content on there. Sometimes at least.
Speaking of this, I sometimes take breaks from politics to not get overwhelmed. To get updates, I usually use RSS and the Hexbear News Megathread. For the most part, it’s enough. Though FOMO (fear of missing out) hits here too, as what if I’m not up to date with something important globally.
What’s your experience with this, comrades?
Why does that mean you don’t need to know what’s going on? I don’t “live by” the news, but I like to keep up with current events.
Personally I avoid the news exactly because I like to stay informed. People I know who watch TV news and read corporate and state news are the least informed people. Reading the meta-news like here and other aggregators is far healthier and cuts out the noise, lies and subtle manipulation. You’re not immune to any of it.
Sounds good, I do the same. If I’m interested in a subject I can research it more, the Hexbear news threads are useful in this case, because there’s actual discussion around the subjects. Though that approach still gives me some FOMO