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Slow Tech

On the futility and value of trying to "be Amish alone"

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Addison Del Mastro
Aug 31, 2023
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Recently I wrote a piece about smartphones, the similarities between analog technology and Catholicism, and trying to reclaim a sense of unbroken time.

There’s a lot here that I like, and it could probably have been two or three distinct pieces. But I’ll share some bits making each major point. I remember the slowness of analog/physical technology, and o…

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