Oddbean new post about login | logout Day 3 I woke up this morning and didn't automatically reach for my phone and start scrolling through my twitter feed. I didn't realize how much that consistently affected my mood and mindset for the day. This feels like breaking a severe sugar addiction. Sometimes I still reach for my phone, searching for the app (now deleted). Dopamine and outrage is the product. nostr:note1khpgn90mulqrx6tmlrdunaya7yknr5ncgg6n2ywddsean25mn59q0zq20z
Nice. Keep at it!
Ya it's interesting how morning phone can be super tone setting. Careful the other apps too, even nostr is addictive (surprise!) 😂
What did you spend your brain cycles on instead?
#nostr is way addictive than twitter tbh.
Yes, I concur 🙌🏽 however #NOSTR feels like it has healthy boundaries, while tweeter is like that HELL scene in the movie Constantine.
#nostr saved me from the death punani grip of tiktok
Oh my!
Imo Sugar and trauma are the gateway drugs.
Never go back.💪
it's incredible how destructive starting my day is with twitter
Twitter is a drug, and not one of the cool ones
it's also how I make money (Bitcoin)
Are you talking ad revenue or self promotion for your business? Either way that’s very understandable. If Twitter had a “post only” mode I might use that. The algorithm for me is a nasty mix of Bitcoin dopamine hits and doom posts.
if it was just "for fun" my relationship would be much different. Social Media is the tool we use it for ad revenue is miniscule compared to wine sales that I get from it.
Network effects are powerful - I’m glad that you’ve been able to use it as an incredible tool to improve your life Hopefully one day our tools will have less negative side effects, but I suppose some of that will always be a reflection of human nature
I'm extremely excited for Nostr to mature to a point where I can use it productively and pick my own experience to a much better degree. hope it comes soon
Nostr has been the only place on the internet where I’ve had hyperpersonal communications - meaning it sometimes surpasses the level of affection and connection of a normal face to face interaction. I hope that it grows to the point where people like yourself could use it as your primary platform.
I find this interesting. I singed up to twatter when it was first released. Decided not interested within 48 hours. I got on it in 2022 for curiosity and followed people that popped up on both sides. Both sides of whatever quite frankly. From Covid to vax to climate change to politics and economics. Whatever. Just to watch. I tried interacting with the odd innocuous question to posts. On one viscerally abusive response from a tenured professor I actually responded asking why the abuse considering I simply asked a question on a technical elaboration. His answer was “I’m really sorry, twitter does this to me sometimes”. I found it easy to close the account. It’s very sad as without the toxicity, it had the potential to be a global commons. Nostr certainly has the potential to rectify this division creation matrix. Good luck with cold turkey detox and enjoy mental freedom. Maybe best to leave the phone alone for a while too. Go for a walk in the morning instead. Smile and talk to those you come across