The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age | The Walrus
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Why are we letting algorithms rewrite the rules of art, work, and life?
  • CrowAirbrush@lemmy.worldEnglish
    221·
    2 months ago

    I know it’s not about me, but this definitelt cleared up why i run from people in my free time.

    They always express how they think i do things, like i’m at work or something. While i do things for joy, i take a detour home on my roadbike because the speed i can propel myself at brings me joy and a bit of a thrill too. The scenery is also very enjoyable.

    But then another roadcyclist shows up and tells me how i’m doing it all wrong, how speed isn’t a good measurement of performance.

    Fuck yo performance brother, stop. It ruins my fun.

    • bean@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      Fun isn’t allowed anymore. Every hobby has been DLC’d out the wazzu. Also efficiency is the only metric anymore. Not human frivolous things like this so called ‘fun’

      • CrowAirbrush@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        Sometimes i wish i had the balls to just tell them off, but that usally takes a lot of being pestered with bullshit until i snap back.

    • rottingleaf@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      I’m having similar thoughts lately. As if after one trauma (12 years ago, or a bit more, one girl told me to “go to my mom” and a few more things) I stopped taking full responsibility for my own existence and started relying on external criteria, like performance, for example. And taking that responsibility again feels as if reality is real again.