Unfortunately, we're well past that era. Certain tech is so "good", we need to actively fight it and, sadly, the only solution is more tech.
Not related, see also media and nutrition.
Unfortunately, we're well past that era. Certain tech is so "good", we need to actively fight it and, sadly, the only solution is more tech.
Not related, see also media and nutrition.
I don't agree. More tech will always have snickets we can bypass our best self-imposed gaols.
The mitigations that work well for me are purely encouraging endogenous dopamine production. Hiking (or anything outdoors). Sleep improvement through regular rituals (no phone in bed). And, indeed, nutrition. Basically, the old adage of eat well, sleep well, get some exercise. That's how you get your groove back.
As an avid hiker and weight-trainer, I couldn't agree more. Limiting exposure to these algorithmically curated (ultra-processed) stimuli is the best general advice.
It's just that, sadly, the economic drivers (atm) for social media, food, news, and (most) traditional media are at odds with creating products for healthy consumption.
In the interim, we can counter that exposure when requisite interaction is mandated with tech (ad-blocking, nutrition information, etc.).
I do have hope that many of these economic drivers are starting to wane and there's still a chance of avoiding "Idiocracy" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy ) as a documentary.