Siscu's corner

It was recently where I realised how destructive the current usage of the internet really is.

A few years ago I spent a lot of time watching Youtube videos and mindlessly scrolling through my Twitter feed. It was not healthy. It has never been healthy.

Then came the infinite scrolling feeds.

TikTok, Reels, Shorts... Infinite scrolling video feeds are the worst media implementation that has landed on our hands. An infinite amount of videos, all short, the majority banal, and all fed to us like fast food in the comodity of out mobile screens.

Do you have 5 free minutes? Jump into any of those sites and burn through a list of content which you won't remember after those 5 minutes have passed. If they ever end up being just 5 minutes.

It's sickening, addicting, and predatory. And everyone has fallen for it. I fell for it. I am still an addict. And it makes me uncorfortable in my own skin.

This is why this site exists. I refuse to keep engaging with the big social media that only want your attention to jam advertisements down your throat.

I want to reclaim my being.

It's not easy.

Let's hope the Indie Web can mend some things.