[FreezerburnV]

I'm not really "going retro" in the sense of deliberately downgrading my computing hardware. But I do try to limit "smart" devices as best I can. The TVs I have are technically "smart" but I keep them disconnected from the internet and instead use them as a portal for Apple TVs or gaming consoles. I have relatively recent computers because I play games on one and I like my main productivity computer (and phone) to run smooth.

But I am tending to use less and less stuff on my devices. I largely use my computer to watch things, scan things to clean out my office of old documents, writing, chat, etc. Most of my time is spent in a web browser consuming stuff because I don't have the energy to do things like chores or program or other things that take mental energy that I might want to do. I'm even moving away using computers for notes or scheduling, and putting more effort into doing all that by hand on paper. It's nice to slow down and put more creativity into that instead of always staring at a screen for pretty much everything I do all the time. Helps me think better, think about the big picture more. And it's fun too.