spectator

This states exactly how I feel about social media,
why I rarely post on facebook,
and why part of me wants to get rid of it all
in order to cure myself of my internet addiction.
I know there is moderation in everything,
and the connection with family and friends keeps me in this world.
But my oh my, is it hard to curb those hours wasted online.

It makes me think of my favorite designer's take, the ever-wonderful Christoph Niemann:

“The more you document your own life, the more you check in, you tweet, the more you post photos of what you did last night, the more you do all of this stuff, or even in my case, the more you listen for little lines of dialogue that can make their way into stories, the more you photograph moments, in a way, the more you start to step out of those moments, and if you do that too much, you become a spectator to your own life.”
- Jonathan Harris

A quote from Jonathan Harris’ CreativeMornings talk.

via {swissmiss}

photo via {brain pickings}