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by jofo25 4886 days ago
It would be cool to isolate yourself just to return and be blown away by all the technological advancements made. Probably not worth it overall though.
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I spent two years camping and hiking in remote parts of Central and South America, and on the plane on the way home I genuinely thought I was looking at the future when I saw my first iPad.
I thought (and think) that and I was around the whole time. Then I set a few up, and realised that until the password situation is resolved, we're stuck with the present.
I do this every night for a few hours. Always neat to catch up on humanity's progress/decline when I read the newspaper in the morning :)