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In which we discuss the pitfalls of communication by private text... but also, which app to use if you insist on doing it anyway.

In which Sara presses André to explain why cryptocurrency, and bitcoin specifically, seems to prompt enthusiasts to take more, not less, interest in the world around them, their local environs, and even religion, in a concerted effort to disentangle themselves from previously assumed verities.

In which we discuss two new additions to our digital device collection that we think actually help in the disentanglement process.

In which we discuss the state, not of not being addicted to something you consume that compromises your resilience in the world, but the state of failing to consume something you need that to be resilient. Trust us, it makes more sense when you hear us talk about it.

In which we explore the common use of "addiction" to describe damaging entanglements with digital media and devices, in conversation with these books:
Haidt, The Anxious Generation
Alter, Irresistible
Lembke, Dopamine Nation
Courtwright, The Age of Addiction

In which we detail our efforts to extract ourselves from certain Google systems, chiefly free email, calendar, drive, and the Chrome browser, replacing them with a Protonmail family account and the Brave browser.