How are you "Dumbifying" your life?

Over the past few years, I’ve been moving this direction more and more. How are you bringing back control of your life?

I’ve always had a distaste for big tech, and that distaste has only gotten stronger as I’ve noticed an emphasis on engagement-optimized design. To that end I’ve been trying to use Reddit less and Lemmy more to promote healthier, user-run forums. I’m also here of course, and on Mastodon rather than Twitter.

I also spend quite a bit of time reading physical manga volumes rather than just reading online, and I just ordered an e-paper tablet for when I do read online stuff.

I’ve been wanting to set up an e-ink tablet for reading and just can’t beat the friction on it yet. Real books it is, for now.

That’s why I went with a model that runs Android. It’s a little less “dumb” than its alternatives, but being able to just install the Manga Plus app or whatever and immediately start reading is a huge convenience win.