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When digital tools for presence prevent actual presence

I have seventeen different apps for meditation and mindfulness but I have not sat quietly without a screen in weeks

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Technology designed to cultivate awareness can paradoxically become another layer of mediation between consciousness and direct experience.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The internet — origin story and examined present?”

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