Cory Doctorow on Nostr: But the *affect* of being in charge of when and how I consume current events is the ...
But the *affect* of being in charge of when and how I consume current events is the opposite of the feeling of being at the beck-and-call of any fool headline writer who hits "publish."
This is even more important in the age of smartphones. Whenever you install an app, turn off its notifications.
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