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by blain 1917 days ago
Giving up a new "cool" few things doesn't mean you will "miss out" on new things. You still can try new things when they come out.

I think the biggest benefit of living like in 99s, just like the author pointed out is a "Peace of mind".

Also, regarding:

> Retreating to the past isn’t controlling your addictions, it’s giving up.

as if addictions were a good thing. You can also look at it this way: choosing self controlled addictions over "giving up" a device over a dumber one.