Notes on Not Posting - by Anu - Working Theorys

intermittent fasting for the terminally online

I went quiet on social media for two months. I told myself it was an experiment in taking back my time, but it was motivated by a number of things. Among these, a growing existential boredom with performing myself, the persona, and with the endless discourse cycles. Media is increasingly about media and the recursion got exhausting. It is a silent disease (more below, and perhaps an entire essay’s worth on this to come). It was probably something of a weak rebellion too, not just against the platforms we love to hate, but against your expectation. There’s some self-respect in not being so…

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