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Life's A Chibi: Enough Internet For Today
( Big shout out to my friend Firebreath for helping me put together the quote. )
The web: a collection of billions of web pages that you can view on your web browser using the internet. It is filled with vast information and websites, ranging from music, the arts, movies and world wide media. If you wish to find something, play music and games, upload digital media, and get the latest news on your favorite subjects, you go online to find it. You use it to chat and play with your friends that are scattered around the world. Everyone uses it on a daily basis. Most people use it to check the news and read and watch what is happening in the world. The digital age.
There are times when you rely on the online world to help you cheer up, asking it to provide you with entertaining videos and stories that would make you forget about the troubles of the world and also within your own life. But sometimes that doesn't work, as you are constantly bombarded with the bad news happening around you and to other people. Some articles and friends' posts triggers something inside of you and you slowly start to feel depressed. It could be sadness over someone's recent events or viewpoint, or you become angry at an article you read, or jealousy over someone having or doing something you can't possibly do or get. You keep scrolling faster now to try to find something that will lighten your mood, but in the end, all you feel is more internal frustration and depression. You get angry and you have to put your electronic device away or turn off the television before you have the violent reaction to throw it away. Now all you are left is your depression and the urge to just want to slowly disappear, wishing that you could get away from anything or everything. You don't know what to do to make yourself happy and you feel trapped, unable to break out and "forced" to remain within the walls that your negative mood has built around you. The urge to pick up your electronic device or to turn back on the TV is there, but your body is not listening and remains limp.
There is a lot happening throughout the world and no matter where you browse to, that news will hit you in any direction - environmental chaos, political drama, internet censorship, troll attacks, troubleshooting or suspended websites, hateful speeches and posts, friends fighting in chatroom, personal attacks, etc. It is difficult to steer yourself away from such drama every time. The world is changing and people are heavily relying on the internet to make them happy, believing a computer screen is the window to happiness. So they obsessed with it and stare at nothing but that to fulfill their mental and emotional amusement. And those who cant find happiness through the internet, they become depressed and shut themselves out from it, remaining offline and unable to get into contact with, feeling that they can't handle anything anymore.
If you can't find happiness online, you can always find it offline. Put down your electronic device and do something that doesn't use the internet. No phone. No TV. No computer. Pick up a book. It could be any kind of book that would make you feel happy and content. Go for a walk or on a road trip. Write a story. Listen to some music. Meditate. Play a board game and idle face to face talk with some friends and family. Talk about anything that you know would make you laugh and forget about the troubles of the world around you. Give your mind a rest from online drama and focus on the beauty of the world. Don't rush to get back online. It will always be there. Only go online when you feel ready for it.
artwork © 2017 Alex Cockburn
The web: a collection of billions of web pages that you can view on your web browser using the internet. It is filled with vast information and websites, ranging from music, the arts, movies and world wide media. If you wish to find something, play music and games, upload digital media, and get the latest news on your favorite subjects, you go online to find it. You use it to chat and play with your friends that are scattered around the world. Everyone uses it on a daily basis. Most people use it to check the news and read and watch what is happening in the world. The digital age.
There are times when you rely on the online world to help you cheer up, asking it to provide you with entertaining videos and stories that would make you forget about the troubles of the world and also within your own life. But sometimes that doesn't work, as you are constantly bombarded with the bad news happening around you and to other people. Some articles and friends' posts triggers something inside of you and you slowly start to feel depressed. It could be sadness over someone's recent events or viewpoint, or you become angry at an article you read, or jealousy over someone having or doing something you can't possibly do or get. You keep scrolling faster now to try to find something that will lighten your mood, but in the end, all you feel is more internal frustration and depression. You get angry and you have to put your electronic device away or turn off the television before you have the violent reaction to throw it away. Now all you are left is your depression and the urge to just want to slowly disappear, wishing that you could get away from anything or everything. You don't know what to do to make yourself happy and you feel trapped, unable to break out and "forced" to remain within the walls that your negative mood has built around you. The urge to pick up your electronic device or to turn back on the TV is there, but your body is not listening and remains limp.
There is a lot happening throughout the world and no matter where you browse to, that news will hit you in any direction - environmental chaos, political drama, internet censorship, troll attacks, troubleshooting or suspended websites, hateful speeches and posts, friends fighting in chatroom, personal attacks, etc. It is difficult to steer yourself away from such drama every time. The world is changing and people are heavily relying on the internet to make them happy, believing a computer screen is the window to happiness. So they obsessed with it and stare at nothing but that to fulfill their mental and emotional amusement. And those who cant find happiness through the internet, they become depressed and shut themselves out from it, remaining offline and unable to get into contact with, feeling that they can't handle anything anymore.
If you can't find happiness online, you can always find it offline. Put down your electronic device and do something that doesn't use the internet. No phone. No TV. No computer. Pick up a book. It could be any kind of book that would make you feel happy and content. Go for a walk or on a road trip. Write a story. Listen to some music. Meditate. Play a board game and idle face to face talk with some friends and family. Talk about anything that you know would make you laugh and forget about the troubles of the world around you. Give your mind a rest from online drama and focus on the beauty of the world. Don't rush to get back online. It will always be there. Only go online when you feel ready for it.
artwork © 2017 Alex Cockburn
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That's pretty much what life is, an ocean of tragedy and despair with sinking islands of love, joy, comfort, security, and happiness, and to delusional people they look like archipelagos.
Happiness itself probably isn't so much an emotion people truly feel anymore as it is an expected social mask, and a weak glue holding a breaking society together.
Happiness itself probably isn't so much an emotion people truly feel anymore as it is an expected social mask, and a weak glue holding a breaking society together.
It's been scientifically proven that the likes and faves and retweets trigger the release of feel-good chemicals like dopamine so you get high off of the notifications. And you get a lot more notifications by inciting anger than you do inciting happiness. The purpose of anger is to incite action in defense of yourself. So there's a huge incentive to be an asshole online.
I try not to let the internet be my source of happiness, it's why I have a minimal online present. I head out shortly after I finish the stuff I do after getting up... spend a good few hours just wandering or finding a nice coffee shop, sitting down and pulling out one of my moleskines to work on stuff. I know my computer is sitting at home, but it's a tool to me... I do game online sometimes, and use to research stuff, but that's all I let it do.
It's not a lifeline to me.
It's not a lifeline to me.
My people are spread all over the back of beyond. And most in other countries. So... do i rely on the internet for happiness? no, but I use it to reach the people who keep my happy. The nice thing about the internet is that you can walk away. Yeah, some parts of it are toxic as a nuclear meltdown. I wouldn't go wander into toxic areas IRL without some protection, I won't do it here. Some people I trust, and sometimes I get negativity, but then, that's normal. Most of the time though, I trust those people to be honest with me, and sometimes you need that to grow. Even when they are negative, it is meant to help me, not hurt. And I think that makes the difference.
Internet. Moral. Moral ANYTHING.
The concept is frightening in the extreme, since as far as anything I've ever seen, or anyone I'v ever spoken too, it's agreed that the internet is more or a moral eliminator. People stop behaving in the more civil, sane and considerate way they would normally do in person, and become their inner monsters due to the anonymity it provides. For anyone to ever look to the internet for moral guidance, even in these modern times is similar in my mind to asking a serial axe murderer for advice on how to deal with people.
The concept is frightening in the extreme, since as far as anything I've ever seen, or anyone I'v ever spoken too, it's agreed that the internet is more or a moral eliminator. People stop behaving in the more civil, sane and considerate way they would normally do in person, and become their inner monsters due to the anonymity it provides. For anyone to ever look to the internet for moral guidance, even in these modern times is similar in my mind to asking a serial axe murderer for advice on how to deal with people.
Hmm. And here I thought it was our 'humanity' that was the human part. Probably not though, since that word has always struck me as a way for we humans to make being human sound more noble. immorality is also on that list though. What it boils down to for me is that in most cases, humans only distinguish themselves from common animals by the barest minimum. When we stop trying to do that, what are we? ...Because we've left being animals far behind at this point, other than in the most basic biological sense.
On the one hand, I have a habit of gathering things that inspiring me, people like you on FA included, and it's a case of using the Internet responsibly, and having a healthy sense of humor when the next "Sky is Falling!" bandwagon comes rolling through. Go into town and see if there are any visible effects of this disaster (spoiler: no.)
On the other hand, around the previous US Election, 2016, the Internet became so toxic afterwards, I could not stand it anymore. I frequently find myself, with a notebook and a pencil, scribbling. Stories, sketches, and research into questions characters ask of me, ironically, much of it online.
On the other hand, around the previous US Election, 2016, the Internet became so toxic afterwards, I could not stand it anymore. I frequently find myself, with a notebook and a pencil, scribbling. Stories, sketches, and research into questions characters ask of me, ironically, much of it online.
Especially if it involves politics. Nothing worse for me than seeing someone claim to be righteous and fighting for the good of humanity but advocating for the most horrific tactics to get to that point. Not to mention all the hypocrisy, the "It's okay when we do it" mentality that seems to pervade humanity. Especially when they're not honest about their double standards.
I find that when I talk to my real-life friends about these same issues, it's far less upsetting. Social media has a tremendous dehumanizing effect.
I find that when I talk to my real-life friends about these same issues, it's far less upsetting. Social media has a tremendous dehumanizing effect.
The internet at this point has become a lifeline for me. So instead of mitigation, I adapt. I just click off the bad thing on the internet and go on character.ai or something. In my opinion, offline is worse than online, so I just try to go on something else that isn't as bad for my soul.
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