![]() Minimalists tend to spend much less money and own many fewer things than their peers. The modern minimalism movement is led by a loose collection of bloggers, podcasters, and writers who advocate a simpler life in which you focus on a small number of things that return the most meaning and value - often at the expense of many activities and items we’re told we’re supposed to crave. To understand what I mean by digital minimalism it’s important to first understand the existing community from which it takes its name. Recently, I’ve been trying to clarify the underlying philosophy that informs how I think about the role of these technologies in our personal lives (their role in the world of work is a distinct issue that I ‘ve already written quite a bit about). My thinking in this direction is still early, but I decided it might be a useful exercise to share some tentative thoughts, many of which seem to be orbiting a concept that I’ve taken to calling digital minimalism. I’m critical, for example, of our culture’s increasingly Orwellian allegiance to social media and am indifferent to my smartphone. ![]() ![]() On the other hand, as a writer I’m often pointing out my dissatisfaction with certain developments of the Internet Era. ![]() As you might therefore expect, I’m incredibly optimistic about the role of computing and networks in our future. ![]() On the one hand, I’m a computer scientist who studies and improves these tools. People are sometimes confused about my personal relationship with digital communication technologies. ![]()
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