Experience without Digital Mediatotal word count: 300Electronics and digital media are a big part of our society, economy, and lifestyles in the Anthropocene. They are a cause and indicator of the Anthropocene. For most of us, they play a huge role mediating reality to uswhat they mediate is our experience of reality. How we experience technology, screens, and so on is, in part, our experience of the Anthropocene. Perhaps oxymoronically, this advanced labor is a day of rest.To help make yourself aware of the technology around you, go a full day, 24+ hours, from waking in the morning to sleeping at night without using any digital media or devices: no TV, no computer, no phone, no radio, no social media, no internet, etc. No clever workarounds either, or exceptions for academic workfollow the spirit of disconnecting from technology for the purpose of a day of rest. This may be quite inconvenient and take some planning ahead. If you use your phone as an alarm clock, find a different means. If you need to make a call, use a landline. You can do it!Write 1-2 pages describing this experience. How did it feel? Did the experience offer you any insights about life in the A
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.Having grown in an environment that is characterized by the periodic use of digital media, this experience was among the worst experience that I have ever had. Having been addicted to the digital media, I found it increasingly challenging to stay unconnected. I had a difficult time detaching myself from using the devices such as my smartphone and the computer. For the most of the day, I felt like I was being starved from a simulation that I had been addicted to. Despite the attempts to distract myself from the technological devices, my efforts had backfired merely two hours into the exercise. For the better part of the day, I thought this as one of the most challenging experiences that I had to endure. To keep myself busy, I chose to read a novel, but to my surprise, I could not maintain my attention to complete a single chapter. I decided to prepare pasta to keep myself busy. After taking lunch, I laid down on my bed and decided to practice clear-headed thinking. However, I was jumbled and confused as I could not settle on a single thought
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