Yeeeaaahh, we really did turn a tool which was supposedly meant to enhance our performance in the real world into a world of its own, that's often mentally addictive and exploitative.

At the same time, the real world is properly fucked right now, where individuals are highly isolated from one another and there are financial barriers at every turn. I don't blame folks who get stuck in a spot where they only have people they want to interact with online.

It's 1:50 am into the new year:

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My new years resolution is to become more chronically online than I am now. Wish me luck.

The Computer doesn't make me feel bad for my hobbies.
The Computer doesn't question my life choices. The Computer doesn't judge me on appearance. The Computer tells me if we have a problem right away. The Computer doesn't cancel plans at the last second. The Computer is there for me if I need it. The Computer doesn't forget what made it fun in the first place. The Computer doesn't make me feel neglected.

Maybe if people would be a little nicer to each other we wouldn't have to replace them with screens.

I plan on becoming a ghost in the machine when I die just so I can stay on the computer forever.

Maybe life isn't binary choices arbitrarily dreamed up so you can Boomer-judge others to deflect your projecting from your own insecurities.

This is great

I'll be a ghost in the machine

If gaming is what you enjoy.