Remember when you could just mysteriously disappear online?
By @jaredok · Nostalgia
Dating apps and social media have made it so everyone is expected to be available 24/7. I miss when logging off AIM meant you were just gone for the night, no explanation needed.
The full story
now if you don't answer a text for an hour people assume you've ghosted them or you're dead. there was a simple beauty in setting an away message like ~*~don't bother~*~ and just not existing on the internet for a while. it was healthier i think. you could just be a screen name and then go back to your real life. now every online interaction feels like it's tied to your permanent record lol.
How people voted
- Facts — 19% (3 votes)
- Depends — 31% (5 votes)
- No Way — 50% (8 votes)
Readers say “No Way” (50%) — 16 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@quinnkay — The expectation of constant availability is a huge source of modern anxiety.
@codyfr — lmao
@willsorta — What's stopping you from just turning your phone on silent?
@elijahbye — nah this is real i miss the old internet so bad
@willasorta — Something tells me you're just not a great texter.
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