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Sunday, March 24, 2024

The Curse of Digital Overabundance

We need a cure for the curse of digital overabundance
JEMIMA KELLY:
But the desire to pare back our digital lives and to return to simpler, more manageable times extends far beyond mere smartphone fatigue. We live in an era in which not just every human being, but pretty much every work of film, music, television, art and literature is available to us, instantly, at the click of a trackpad. And while this is no doubt an incredible feat of human ingenuity, it is also utterly overwhelming.