2019-09-05 - Textmode browsing 
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Earlier this week i decided to uninstall my graphical browser from 
my computer. I was using Chromium, and i am now trying to solely 
use Lynx for my browsing needs. Now this should not be too 
difficult, as my browsing needs are quite modest nowadays. 

In the beginning of this year i had stopped my ADSL internet 
subscription, because i found that i was spending a bit too much 
time idly browsing the internet. I found that 90% of my browsing 
behaviour consisted of checking the same sites over and over again 
in some kind of auto-pilot loop. So over time i had grown pretty 
tired of the way i was using the internet. As this habit showed 
some hints of an unhealthy addiction, i figured it would be better 
just to cut the cord, and stop with the internet for a while.

A couple of months i had no internet at home. And while it took 
some getting used to, i must say it is very doable. Furthermore it 
is quite relaxing, and got my mind in a much more creative mode. 
However, this creative mode got me interested in writing, and 
dabling around in programming, so i noticed i liked to have a tiny 
bit of internet to look things up. [#Footnote]

Now, a couple of months later, i am tethering this little bit of 
intenet over a 4g phone connection. The amount of data i can use is 
limited to 500mb a month (which is really quite a lot if you think 
about it). 

Now, since i use my home computer only for 'recreative' browsing 
(For administrative tasks i use a computer at work) i didn't have a 
real need for a graphical browser at home anymore. So i removed it, 
and now Lynx is my go-to browser. The nice thing is that i seem to 
be using the internet in a bit different way. It is purely an 
information source or reference, for things i am working on. 
There's not so much appeal for mindless browsing in textmode, or 
getting lost in cat pictures.

Still, i have to limit my browsing, and only switch on the 4g 
tetherphone when needed. Maybe reduce my dataplan from 500 to 100mb 
a month. But in this way things seem much more controllable.

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[#Footnote] Now i read this part back, i sound like an actual 
junkie; "No, i stopped this heroin, cold turkey. But i just keep 
injecting a tiny bit to take the edge off, otherwise i start 
shaking..." :D

Maybe this is a way of finding excuses for myself to keep using 
internet, and keep an addiction going... So perhaps i should 
contemplate on this for a while, and maybe i should limit my 
internet usage even more strictly and get rid of the 4g tetherphone 
as well. Perhaps, instead i could resort only to using internet 
over WIFI in the local library. 

That would be quite charming as well. Be offline most of the week, 
be creative, and write etc. And only on saturdays, upload my stuff 
to the internet, and read up to some gopherholes and phlogs, and be 
done for the coming week.

Hmm... i have to think about my relation with the internet some 
more.

I remember there's a real nice post on Raptitude.com about 
internet, which i saved a copy of on my computer. Its called; "It's 
time to put the internet into the box in the basement". Might be 
nice to read.