I’m going on a digital vacation. I’m traveling hundreds of
miles away from my safe space and leaving my phone and computer at home. I know
what you’re thinking: That’s crazy! I know you’re thinking this because when I told
people about this idea they all replied (in so many words): That’s crazy!
Actually, there were two reactions. There was: What if there’s
an emergency? In which I replied: You do realize there was a time before
Smartphones? A time called: All of human existence. Seriously, what if there’s
an emergency? What did people do before Smartphones when there was an
emergency? They dealt with it, that’s what they did. Plus, we do live in a
digital world now. Certainly, in the case of an actual emergency, there will be
people in the vicinity that have a Smartphone of their own. It’s not like I’m vacationing
in Antarctica.
The second response was: How are you going to take pictures.
Simple: I’m not going to. It turns out, you don’t have to take pictures of
everything you do.
A short digital biography: My digital life was born three
years ago. It started with a simple website, an unusual blog, and my entry into
the world of Facebook. I didn’t go through digital puberty until October of
2016. That’s when I got my first Smartphone. In only four months I’ve become fixated
on Instagram, Insta-news, podcasts, the stock market, and Tetris—all things
that I never thought about before the Smartphone. Only four long months and I
already feel it’s time for a digital vacation.
After some consideration, I’ve come to realize that this
digital vacation can end in only three ways:
A) When I return, the Internet will no longer exist, which will affect everyone, but also means I’m a trendsetter.
B) My digital death. This means that I come to the
conclusion that my digital-life is not worth my actual real-life time. Due to
the psychological addiction of Smartphones, this will certainly become a thing in
the near future. We will see the digital deaths of our friends, which is sad,
because many of my closest friends are in the digital world. If I don’t come
back, I would only hope that my digital friends give me the first ever digital
funeral.
C) I return to my digital life and tell everyone all about
my digital vacation. If that’s the outcome, I’ll see you next week…digitally,
of course.
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