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Guarded Slumber: Dynamic Disconnection, Selective Monitoring and the Balance of Information Processing During Sleep

https://1ban.news/guarded-slumber-dynamic-disconnection-selective-monitoring/
#1ban #guarded #slumber #dynamic #disconnection #sleep

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Self-Disconnection and Others
Disconnection from oneself means disconnection from others.

#disconnection #mindfulness

So, two days after I posted an article on how AI is stealing my thinking, and the need to reclaim my brain, I got an ISP outage for a full day’s work.

This was like a hands-on exercise, and I took notes along the way: https://moskitohero.com/post/2026-05-16-disconnected-one-day-working-without-the-internet/

#AI #Code #Internet #Disconnection

Weaned from YouTube and Instagram

De-Instagramification

it amuses me to read about how Instagram and YouTube are addictive today, when the opposite is true. Imagine, you live alone. You're in the middle of a pandemic. Your only social exchange is at a petrol station when buying a coke or similar. You exchange three sentences and then you go back to abject solitude.

Now, imagine that at the same time as you deal with abject solitude you see social media pivoting from being about your friends and family, to people living a better, more social, more fulfilled life than you. Imagine being exposed to binfluencers. Imagine seeing them get hundreds of likes, and comments. Imagine commenting but being ignored.

Now imagine the sense of solitude, loneliness and isolation. Imagine the ever-increasing sense of FOMO and post-traumatic stress from not being able to connect.

I bring this up because I saw that YouTube and Instagram are being called addictive. Yesterday I heard someone speak about mindless scrolling on Instagram.

Instagram was "addictive", when it was connecting me to friends, family and colleagues. It was addictive when I didn't have an ad that blocks my timeline for several seconds every fourth post. I use the word "addictive", when the right word is "engaging". Instagram was a pleasure to use, when it was a social app that connected me with friends, family and colleagues when we were not in the same physical space. When it pivoted to being about binfluencers and strangers, it became redundant.

The nail in the coffin of Instagram was seeing others get loads of engagement, whilst dealing with pandemic solitude. Instagram became ROMO. Reminder of Missing Out. 😉

YouTube

In the case of YouTube it might have been engaging at one time, when we could search through 30-100 videos at a time. Once they made it so that we get 6-8 recommendations per topic, and everything is written in clickbaitese, and every video uses the same cliché music and sound effects it becomes toxic.

When we could discover content, through browsing YouTube was engaging. When we could read video titles that were not written in clickbaitese, we wanted to click through and browse.

By getting algorithms to take over the timeline and recommendations I'm being fed video titles that repulse, rather attract me. I'm being fed titles that wean, rather than hook me. Ads repulsed me. Clickbait headlines disgusted me off of YouTube.

Engagement Versus Addiction

Humans are naturally social, as was proved by people preferring to play COVID roulette than to get to COVID zero. People want to connect with others, and want to be social. They want to establish relationships and friendships.

Social networks grew and thrived from bulletin boards to web forums and chatrooms to hybrid sites like MySpace, LiveJournal, Blogger and plenty of smaller niche forums. Eventually Twitter, Reddit, Facebook and other monoliths hoovered up every smaller community.

Sparse Geek Density

Twitter and Facebook were engaging because they connected people, in an age where being online was for geeks, not normal people. With time, and especially with the pandemic, normal people arrived on social media, which is when social media lost value.

And Finally, Loneliness is Repulsive, Not Addictive

Instagram and YouTube were interesting. Instagram was engaging when it complemented my life, when it connected me with people I knew and appreciated. When it pivoted and disconnected me from friends it lost its value.

With YouTube it was engaging and interesting when it allowed me to search for and find interesting content after browsing for a certain amount of time. Once it forced me to watch YoUTube optimised clickbait content, it lost it's value.

By pivoting away from being social networks social media sites became irrelevant. That's why they need to resort to addiction strategies.

Disconnection from Inner Assets
Disconnecting from oneself also disconnects from one's inner assets.

#disconnection #mindfulness # selfawareness

Self-Disconnection and Unhappiness
Disconnecting from oneself may temporarily relieve unhappiness but makes it worse in the long term.

#disconnection #escape #life #mentalhealth

Echoes of #Plato: #NeoLuddism — reclaiming the human in the digital age

Making room for humanity in the march of technology

“The machines were their enemies, for the machines were the means by which greedy masters enforced their will.” — – E.P. Thompson, The Making of the English Working Class (1963)

by Kem-Laurin Lubin, Jan 4, 2025

"Modern neo-Luddism draws inspiration from this historical movement, but rather than opposing all forms of #technology, it critiques the #uncritical adoption of digital tools and automation. Neo-Luddites are not anti-technology per se; instead, they advocate for a more #mindful and selective use of technology, prioritizing human #WellBeing, #EnvironmentalSustainability, and meaningful #SocialInteractions.

"In today’s context, neo-Luddism is less about destroying machines and more about reclaiming control over how technology shapes daily life. It questions the pervasive influence of #smartphones, #SocialMedia, and constant #connectivity, encouraging moments of #disconnection to foster deeper, more authentic human experiences.

"This philosophy underpins the growing trend of 'no-tech meetups,' where individuals come together to temporarily step away from digital distractions and reconnect in more organic, face-to-face ways [Like listening to vinyl records with a friend!]. Neo-Luddites advocate for a conscious retreat from digital dependence, emphasizing the importance of face-to-face communication and preserving human connection without the interference of screens. These gatherings, often called '#LudditeClubs' or 'analog meetups,' create spaces where participants can engage in conversations, activities, and communal experiences free from the distractions of smartphones, social media, and other digital tools.

"The motivations behind this movement are diverse. Some individuals express concerns over privacy and the pervasive #surveillance associated with digital platforms. Some lament the growing loss of #jobs and community. Others seek to combat the social isolation and mental health challenges exacerbated by excessive screen time. #Environmental considerations also play a role, with participants mindful of the ecological impact of #ElectronicWaste and the resource demands of constant technological upgrades."

Read more:
https://medium.com/the-academic/echoes-of-plato-neo-luddism-reclaiming-the-human-in-the-digital-age-a565045253a4

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/6tQNO

#Philosophy #RightToRepair #EWaste #PlannedObsolescence #LudditeClub #NeoLuddite #UseYourBrain #DigitalAge #ReadABook #SmartphoneAddiction #TechAddiction #MentalHealth #BrainHealth #DatacentersUseTooMuchElectricity

Disconnection
Sustained disconnection from oneself leads to repeating life lessons, life stagnation and suffering.

#disconnection #meditation #mentalhealth

Detachment or disconnection ruminations-

#disconnection says: “This pain is not mine. I don’t have to feel it.”

#detachment says: “This pain is not only mine. I can feel it with care, not be consumed by it.”

Disconnection numbs us from the field.

Detachment frees us to stay in the field without drowning.

Disconnection can be a trauma reflex.

Detachment can be a trauma integration.

#Disconnection #CellPhones #Migrants #AsylumSeekers: "This article investigates online connection and disconnection practices among migrants and asylum seekers. It draws from an ethnography of three Sicilian reception centres that hosted migrants and asylum seekers between September and November 2020. We show how migrants, driven by different migratory motivations, enact different mobile connection and disconnection practices. We argue that these are characterised by the different affective meanings that migrants and asylum seekers attach to mobile connection and disconnection and by the different value they place on the public and private dimensions of their lives. By offering a multifaceted portrait of the mobile connection and disconnection practices of different categories of migrants, this article also contributes to: (1) media and migration studies, by showing that there are substantial differences in online connection practices and smartphone use between asylum seekers and migrants and (2) to disconnection studies, by highlighting the nuances that exist within disconnection practices among non-privileged social groups, such as migrants and asylum seekers. We show that they cannot afford to practise typically Western, urban and elitist forms of disconnection; however, they too are able to practise specific forms of disconnection, paradoxically afforded by staying connected. The article aims to contextualise and situate disconnection studies within different social, political, cultural and geographic contexts." https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14614448241249371

"It is certainly not about reinforcing institutionalized relationships of subordination or returning to some kind of caste system... Rather, the key to overcoming the malaises of #alienation is about changing the social conditions or epidemiology of this alienation and moving societies beyond common indignities, gross inequities, and identity politics. "

https://www.salon.com/2024/02/10/the-malaise-of-maga/

#maga #disconnection

Save the date! #disconnection Cfp coming soon: https://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/research/projects/digital-disconnection/events/conferences/ECREA-preconference-ljubljana.html

Two articles on #disconnection in First Monday - published on January's first wednesday 😅 !

Looking at this image, although it is a view, not far from home, I've seen innumerable times from the car, I wondered if the trees in these fragmented stands feel lonely? I wondered if the #SoilBiota / #mycorrhiza can communicate across the treeless spaces (not sure whether it's tilled). Or if the trees have never known forest, are they just used to the #isolation, like those of us in modern socities? #disconnection

I'm checking a new connection to some of my relatives on #WikiTree. One profile I checked is - according to what it says on WT - a son of a direct descendent of Martin Luther. The only problem: in the book of the Luther-descendent-society (Lutheriden), the son is not mentioned. His mother is in it, but he not. #Disconnection coming. That will bring my relatives again on a very long path from me and may others disconnect at all, but a correct #familytree is more important. #genealogy