I'm sure Elon haters will find a reason to be mad at this.

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1828527049541108055

change my mind!!!

Elon's Starlink may help people stranded in the wilderness, but it certainly ruined something for people "stranded" in the desert: burning man.

bring back the days when burners didn't have connectivity and no one could instantly share photos from the playa for clout and attention

Measuring things at @spindl.

My FID is lower than all but 52 of you.

/ted | exploring the onchain frontier | surfing @ venice, ca | eating @ gjusta / gjelina

people don't have self-control...so the solution is to become a luddite

sounds like you'd get along swell with @antonio

This is what happens when you're too online. The argument is its own refutation.

Mmm I actually think an event that was phone-free in some way (maybe installing mass signal blockers) would be pretty cool!

It wouldn’t necessarily be luddite (you’d need tech to block signals), but a gathering place for people who want to be truly disconnected.

There’s something about being free from the screen that is rare and valuable these days.

No binary is necessary. Even the forefathers of cybernetics (not luddites) saw unmitigated connectivity as problematic. Stafford Beer 🍺 :

No binary is necessary. Even the forefathers of cybernetics (not luddites) saw unmitigated connectivity as problematic. Stafford Beer 🍺 : https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-1973-cbc-massey-lectures-designing-freedom-1.2946819