#offlinelife — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #offlinelife, aggregated by home.social.
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Hot take: the people who've made a whole personality out of not sharing their life online are still, technically, sharing their personality online.
New Saturday essay on silence, performance, and the inner monologue social media left behind.
👉 https://ollierelfe.com/saturday-morning-thought-the-loudest-thing-you-can-do-is-nothing/
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Associated Press: A small but growing movement wants you to put down your phone. But first read this. “Two decades after Steve Jobs premiered the iPhone, a small but passionate movement — with offshoots in several countries — is rebelling against the omnipresent screen. ‘The products have become more insidious and more extractive, exploitative,’ said Dan Fox, 38, who hosted the house […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/16/associated-press-a-small-but-growing-movement-wants-you-to-put-down-your-phone-but-first-read-this/ -
Utah State University: Ask an Expert — Put Your Phone in the Friend Zone on the Global Day of Unplugging. “Global Day of Unplugging is a worldwide 24-hour digital pause, observed this year from sundown March 6 to sundown March 7, that encourages people to disconnect from the electronic world, experience nature and focus on real-world connections.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/04/utah-state-university-ask-an-expert-put-your-phone-in-the-friend-zone-on-the-global-day-of-unplugging/ -
University of Exeter: New book explores growing analogue appeal in today’s digital world. “Booming interest in board games, surging sales figures of vinyl and audio cassettes, and the spread of smartphone-free social spaces are all analysed in The Analogue Idyll: Disconnection, Detox, and Departure from the Digital World.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/03/university-of-exeter-new-book-explores-growing-analogue-appeal-in-todays-digital-world/ -
Silence, presence, and real life — peace now lives offline.
#DigitalDetox #OfflineLife #PeaceOfMind #MentalWellbeing #NewsPerspective #MindsetShift #SlowLiving #RealLifeMoments #DailyInsight #LifeBalance #TechFatigue #ModernLife #AwarenessIsPower #ThoughtOfTheDay #WordsThatMatter #StayPresent #CalmMind #WellnessTrends #SocialObservation #NewsPage
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#VikiUnplugged
Back to the basicsAuf dem Weg weg von #BigTech , Abos, Apps und Abhängigkeiten habe ich einen mehr als 15 Jahre alten Begleiter herausgekramt: #Philipps #MP3Player GoGear Vibe.
Und wisst ihr was: Läuft noch, Speicher noch intakt, Akku lädt noch.🤯Braucht Kabel, aber das ist doch ok. :dragon_headphones:
Mal schauen, ob ich unter Linux auf den Speicher zugreifen und Musik ergänzen kann.#WegVonApp #unfollowBigTech #Musik #Music #DigitalDetox #digitalMinimalismus #OfflineLife
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Financial Times: Dating apps get personal to counter fatigue among Gen Z. ” Online matchmaking apps are seeking to push users off screens and towards getting to know each other in person in their latest effort to address concerns about “dating fatigue” among Gen Z users. Dating group Tinder has followed the lead of new apps such as Doubble and Fourplay to offer a ‘double dates’ feature, […]
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New York Times: Now in College, Luddite Teens Still Don’t Want Your Likes. This link goes to a gift article. “Three years after starting a club meant to fight social media’s grip on young people, many original members are holding firm and gaining new converts.”
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You got your first fountain pen but are now confused about how to install the ink cartridge?
Check out Part 2 of Young W’s Pen & Ink series. We'll tell you all about using ink cartridges with your fountain pen, including how to install them.
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Fountain pens can seem complicated at first.
Whether you have just acquired your first fountain pen or have recently been gifted one, you may be wondering how they work and how to use them.
To help, we've started a series of posts called the Young W Pen & Ink series.
In part 1 we'll go over the basics of fountain pen anatomy and uses.
Read it in the STORIES section on our website or via this link: