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A whole month? Kid me would stage a coup on the spot.

that's okay, kids don't have rights. coup all you want. just do it in your room so the grown-ups can talk

But they can hate their parents for the rest of their life.

Every society that survives eventually realizes it is good to have occasional fasts to reexamine priorities and improve mental health.

There are communities in the U.S. that take an entire month off from these types of digital activities :)

Interesting, are these well-known communities? Of course the Amish never use computers to begin with.

Well, the communities belong to the oldest continuous organization of mankind :)

E.g. https://encourageandteach.wordpress.com/2015/02/20/the-frida... https://www.catholicapostolatecenter.org/uploads/9/2/4/6/924...

I'm slightly embarrassed I didn't think of that, since I'm Catholic and have given up reddit for Lent in the past...

I guess I misinterpreted your previous comment as an entire community giving up the same thing together, rather than each individual choosing a specific thing.

I could have been more clear: there are a subset of community members who band together and encourage each other to fast (digitally)…

I’m also a Catholic (took RCIA @ Harvard), and incorporating regular fasting has been awesome :)

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