Afternoon Errands Vlog - Sometimes I'm my own worst enemy

What it do Steem Folk!!!

I've been out of pocket the past couple of weeks so I haven't been activity vlogging/blogging on steemit. I told myself this year that I would do at least one post a day but given all of the commitments that I have it's hard to find time to cultivate content for steemit.

For the most part I've been resteeming other peoples comments and using bots to upvote other people since my vote it not that high at the moment. I use my phone to interact with steemit at lot even though steemit doesn't have a mobile app.

Other than actually posting articles the mobile site does pretty much all I need to do on steemit. That is why when my phone went dead the other day and would not turn back on I felt pretty helpless. It got me to thinking about the emotional dependencies that I/we have on technology.

The Culture of Smartphone Dependence

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I think we are reaching a point that technology is going to be tightly integrated within our daily lives even more so than it is currently. It seems almost futile to fight it but at the same time I don't want it to totally consume my life. Given that I'm a software developer and a crypto enthusiasts it's kinda hard to "unplug". Not being able to use my phone for a whole 24 hours showed me I need to find a way to not be so emotionally attached to my phone and technology in general.

Social media plays a big part in how most people interact with their phones. Most of the time I see people they are just scrolling through Facebook or Instagram on their phone. I use to be the same way but I have pretty much cut Facebook out of my life and I was never really a big instagram user. Essentially I substituted steemit for my social media addiction.

I don't want to trade one addiction for another but I have to call it how it is. I like steemit don't get me wrong but the same pitfalls that plague any other social media site can have the same effect on steemit. I think the key is balance at least for me. In order to get in touch with nature you need to unplug sort of speak.

Going forward I'm going to try and find things non-internet and crypto related to occupy my time. One of those things is music but it's pretty much technology driven at the moment. That leads me into my next topic.

Music Scene on Steemit

There are so many dope music initiatives on steemit at the moment. I mentioned bonnie legion a.k.a. Hive account@soundlegion and bryan division Hive account@bryandivisions because they were top of mind but there are so many more. I've listed just a few below. Check them out and show your support when you get a chance. Thanks for reading!!!