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A year without social media
Jonathan Cowie reflects on his year of giving up social media, and how it has simplified yet enriched his life
I just finished reading The Way Home by Mark Boyle. It’s a thought-provoking book about whether we would have a more meaningful existence if we lived as our ancestors did in preindustrial times.
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