It has been a little over one month since I first decided to ween myself from the technological “teet” of the internet, and I am beginning to recognize the change in patterns of my behavior as a result. Now, my Myspace profile is an empty shell (until Myspace deletes it), and my Etsy Store, Linked-In profile, Photobucket account, Paypal account, Ebay account, personal email address, Facebook profile, and whatever else, have all been deleted. No longer do I rush to the computer when I wake up in the morning, or make it my companion until I am ready to sleep at night; in fact, it has been utterly difficult for me to even raise the enthusiasm to return and type this. Annie Dillard once wrote, Read more »
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Written Letter Project–Neo-Luddites, Unite!
Posted in "But Is It Art?", awareness, current events, internet, Jason Gray, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized on March 10, 2009 by Jason GrayGenerally, on every one of my days off, I clamber out of bed, put on some water for coffee, and go straight to the computer. Once there, I proceed to worship, red-eyed and impervious to the real world; but what am I worshiping, and why? I am inexplicably drawn to the scale of human broadcast, and to the scope of internet-bred, interconnectivity. The pull is something preternatural; something I desire without real necessity for it. In concept, the abstract of social networking sites is Read more »
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