As a Generation X old fart I think most of Generation Z and many of Generation Y are somewhere on the autism spectrum. And I think that is primarily because most of them are jabbed to the gills with the deadly concoctions of poisons we have been programmed to believe are "vaccinations".
If I could start over I'm not sure what if I would do things much differently with computers. When I first got a PC and an internet connection in 1998, things were very different to now. I think that some of the information I later learned online very probably saved my life, so if I went back in time I wouldn't "just say no" to using computers.
On the other hand I do think cell phones are horrible devices, and with the benefit of hindsight I'd do exactly the same thing that I did back in 2002. I would again say no to using cell phones all together, that was a really good decision.
The most important thing I'd be aiming for, is to be more disciplined about what I allow to come pouring into my mind. Doing things like writing notes, or blog posts, or doing digital art, or researching and learning about new topics of interest, are all great use of computers. They can be amazing tools.
Like almost everyone, I'm constantly being bombarded with complete bullshit. The fudporn and deep state mind programming constantly gets more invasive. Since the covidhoax, using the internet feels like wading around in giant sewage pond. It's not that all the good information has been deleted, rather it's been buried deep in layers of shit and we are being relentlessly directed to look at that shit.
I have mostly stopped using social media, but nevertheless I'm still addicted to regularly checking Facebook, looking at videos on YouTube and other video platforms, and surfing about looking for all sorts of things online.
About once a week I get to the point of thinking "This is filling my mind with negativity, but can I stop?" - Could I give up all use of the internet? I have tried setting time limits, like one hour maximum internet use per day, but every time I've failed to stick to that limit after about two days.
Not using phones is easy because although I do have one, I hate the annoying thing and am only too happy to never use it. There is no deep seated desire to use a phone that I have to resist. On the rare occasions that I decide to take it somewhere the battery is usually flat so I don't.
So what am I going to do about this ongoing struggle between using tech and avoiding it? As I always seem to do, I have come to the conclusion my main problem is that my mind is being poisoned by the internet. I need to use it with total self control. One hour a day could actually be enough to do what I need to do, if I made a point of downloading all the things I wanted to read or look at, rather than always looking at things online. But that is a fiddly pain in the arse.
I even bought myself a bright yellow stopwatch to try to control my internet addiction. If I used that to ration out my internet use I could potentially have the best of both worlds. But I've previously found it's not as easy as it sounds. This time I plan to differentiate between "good" and "bad" use of my internet time. Looking at random crap online definitely comes into the "bad" category. I'm going to get my yellow stopwatch out again for August. "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again"
