Well I am back after a Christmas break. In which I discovered how little interest I have in the internet and email whilst I am not working. So I took the digital diet which according to futurist Richard Watson is going to be uber hip in 2009. Watson writes,
UNPLUGGING: Digital technology has reduced the need for face-to-face contact. But as those who boast of having 150 “friends” realise that most of them are merely digital acquaintances, they are starting to crave the real thing. With this comes the understanding that you can be too connected, and that it’s time to unplug.
This means that people will start to edit and unwire their lives, removing unwanted friends and dropping out of social networks as they reclaim personal or family time. There is an aspirational element here, too: just as owning a mobile phone was once seen as a mark of sophistication, not owning one (or using one sparingly) is becoming a signal that a person has sorted out their priorities or has staff to take mundane calls.
Hence the new phrase “digital diets”, and an interest in analog products: fountain pens, wet-film photography and vinyl records.
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