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  1. Feb 2017
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    Goodbye for now
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    1. hester.m6 03 Feb 2017
      I want to quit viewing the vast expanse of human motivation and experience through the narrow lens of partisan advantage. I want to hang out with flesh-and-blood people and do things out in nature and get reacquainted with physicality and beauty.

      This is a very good reason to invest people in turning off their phones. Whether you're at a party or at home, live in the moment, hear people when they speak and look them in the eye, learn to communicate with your mouth, not your fingers. It will make you a better person and give you a more fulfilled life.

    2. hester.m6 03 Feb 2017
      I was competing against people five years younger for jobs I didn’t want. I had no plan and no clue, I was drawing unemployment checks, and oh, my first son had just been born. Like I said: adrift.

      This reminds me a lot of Nandini Balial. Similar to Roberts, Balial had a job she knew she wanted, yet was still competing for jobs that she did not want in a ever competitive job market. Therefore, both turned to a labor market and found ways to pay the bills from working online.

    3. hester.m6 03 Feb 2017
      As of Labor Day weekend, I am going underground. I won’t be writing for Grist (or anyone else); I won’t be reading or responding to email; I won’t be on Twitter; I won’t be following the news cycle or reading PDFs; I won’t be spending all day every day attached to a computer. I won’t be answering the phone, either, but then I never answered the phone anyway.

      I relate with David Roberts since some weekends I like to disconnect with my phone. By doing this, I feel as though I can experience more of my day and "detox" from the stress of having drama-filled friends and family.

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