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Entry 199 is a small rebellion: If you’re reading it, thank you. But I didn’t optimize for you. I optimized for me. 4. The Cost of Connection They promised us a global village. They gave us a global panopticon.

So we perform. We optimize our LinkedIn for “grit.” We curate our Instagram for “warmth.” We write Substack essays about vulnerability while carefully cropping out the dirty laundry on the floor. Entry 199 is a small rebellion: If you’re

And the worst part? We volunteered for this. No one forced us to install the apps. No one made us check the likes. We are addicts who blame the drug, forgetting we bought the first hit ourselves. I don’t have a 10-step plan to fix this. Anyone selling digital detox as a product is missing the point. So we perform