In today’s convenience economy, where everything is available at the tap of a button, and our minds are overstimulated with reels and targeted ads, a man decided to reclaim his focus by going on a digital detox.
In a social media post, Nikhil Rampal, a climate finance analyst, said he had spent the last three years deliberately reducing his reliance on digital services and apps.
“No influencer is able to come to my social media algorithm to convince me to buy things I do not need. In nutshell I’d say – your data matters to a lot of agencies. A large part of it is under your control. He added that any shopper doe snot have have to go too far to purchase the goods and the walkable footpaths, made it easier to reach home.
Because markets in Europe are accessible, rampal highlighted that the digital detox was only possible.
You stop giving it, you no longer end up being the commodity they need,” He said.
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He stopped using online food delivery platforms, avoided online shopping even when services like Temu and Alibaba were available. “I do not get any loan offers. I haven’t used my Indian debit cards in a while (except for the annual recharge). Maybe part of it is Apple blocking scam callers, but no one reaches out the other way to offer me anything financial. He simply went to the nearby store and picked whatever he needed.
Rampal said he had gone ‘technologically backwards’ over the past three years. As for food, Rampal said he did not feel the need to order anything online, as delivery was an expensive endeavour in the European Union.
