Okay, I mean that more metaphorically. You can use your computer to watch TV. It’s fine. I more mean stop being Very Online. Delete Tiktok. You don’t need a YouTube account. No corporate owned social media, no short-form video, no stupid fucking talking heads and edits and whatever the fuck else is going on. Climb every mountain, block every ad.
Do you remember “pivot to video“? When Facebook lied about how popular video was and faked all the numbers to trick content creators into video content because they were told that’s what people wanted? It’s not by chance that this coincided with the decline of literacy that’s happening right now.
Fiction narratives aka storytelling is a vital part of how human brains make sense of the world. When I yell at you to watch more TV, I do not mean “reality” bullshit. Like, maybe you can watch a baking show. But that’s it! Do not waste your precious time on this Earth on shit that is actively trying to destroy you and society. What companies are doing to people’s brains with short form video now will hopefully one day be a crime. Until then, I would urge you to find things to do that don’t involve influencers, streamers or anywhere you might start arguing with bots or be exposed to AIslop.
I worked in social media for over a decade. I know what I’m talking about. Run.
Run into the loving arms of TV, Books, and Film.