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Markus Reuter ERT: 1 min | April 30, 2012

I'm leaving the internet for a year

In my wild fantasies, leaving the internet will make me better with my time, vastly more creative, a better friend, a better son and brother... a better Paul. In reality, I'll still be the same person, just with a huge professional and personal handicap. The things I'll miss most, like playing StarCraft with my friend from high school who lives in another state, or sharing Rdio and long read links with a co-worker at the next desk over, I hope to replace with more direct interactions, and more "meaningful" activities - whatever that means. The worst case scenario is that a year from now I'll b[…]
  1. Markus Reuter

    Markus Reuter People seriously need to learn to deal with the medium! These extreme escapes freak me out. Why don't you stay 'Paul' and learn to deal with the internet like you handle books, tv, music, or any other medium? Is it that hard? I am honestly wondering, why a tech journalist comes to that decision. The next time he should try to not use any kind of technical device, life like in the 18-somethings....

    April 30, 2012 | 9
  2. Michael Lapidakis

    Michael Lapidakis I wonder what would happen if he tried to do the same thing with travel infrastructure. If he said" I won't drive, fly or take a taxi this entire year". He would be a hermit, stuck in the island that is his apartment. This is, more or less, what's going to happen to him when he "quits" the internet. Technology moves us forward whether it's roads or fiber optics.

    April 30, 2012

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