I'm Tired of Being on the Network
I’m Tired of Being on the Network September 25, 2026 10 min read You can tell how tired someone is of the always-online life pretty easily. When they get home, watch the distance between the phone and the body. The people who love being connected never let the thing leave them be it pocket, palm, face-down next to the fork.
- ▪I’m Tired of Being on the Network September 25, 2026 10 min read You can tell how tired someone is of the always-online life pretty easily.
- ▪When they get home, watch the distance between the phone and the body.
- ▪The people who love being connected never let the thing leave them be it pocket, palm, face-down next to the fork.
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| Original publisher | matduggan.com |
| Canonical URL | https://matduggan.com/im-tired-of-being-on-the-network/ |
| Publication time | Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:13:55 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-25T13:10:35.331Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-25T13:10:35.331Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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I’m Tired of Being on the Network September 25, 2026 10 min read You can tell how tired someone is of the always-online life pretty easily. When they get home, watch the distance between the phone and the body. The people who love being connected never let the thing leave them be it pocket, palm, face-down next to the fork. Everyone else sets it down the way you drop a heavy backpack after a long day of walking. My wife does not set her phone down so much as launch it. From her hand to the far corner of the room, the phone travels from indispensable to litter in under a second.For my part, I've come to resent the smartphone, which is an embarrassing thing to admit, because I used to be a believer. I researched every new model.
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