Blogs Dec 10, 2014 at 1:02 pm

That Guy Who Took a Year Off the Internet Has Some Advice for You

Grant Brissey
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I read a couple weeks ago in one of the last good comment strings that Fnarf was done with Slog because it's gotten pretty bad. But it's clear that you guys are working on it, and it's been better for a few days. Maybe invoking his name will summon him? Is that what you're up to?
David from Chicago on December 10, 2014 at 1:22 PM Report this
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My mom is 82 and has never owned a computer. She doesn't have a Facebook page, has never tweeted, emailed or googled. But she knows what all those things are, she knows who Kim Kardashian is, and what an avatar is. My elderly mother knows as many rude words as urbandictionary. I am in awe of her.
originalcinner on December 10, 2014 at 1:25 PM Report this
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Fred Casely on December 10, 2014 at 1:45 PM Report this
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@1: Have suggestions for other Seattle-area sites?
stinkbug on December 10, 2014 at 1:55 PM Report this
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If Slog webmasters would only allow a maximum of say 10 comments a week per Slogger, the quality of Slog threads would amplify quite nicely.
dnt trust me on December 10, 2014 at 2:17 PM Report this
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@3



...couldn't have said it better.
on December 10, 2014 at 2:44 PM Report this
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Fnarf took off around when they started posting horoscopes. Last straw I guess.
Jude Fawley on December 10, 2014 at 4:44 PM Report this
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If Fnarf couldn't recognize the brilliance of Rob Brezny then that's really too bad. Rob is a treasure.
NaFun on December 10, 2014 at 5:15 PM Report this
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^ Seconded.
Grant Brissey, Emeritus on December 10, 2014 at 6:06 PM Report this
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Yeah so spend five months on a fishing boat and you'll see that your life is every bit as pointless and disjointed as it is when notifications organize your day like sands in the hourglass. Meatspace in contemporary capitalism is overrated.
Sean Kinney on December 10, 2014 at 6:38 PM Report this
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Fnarf is so 2006.
sloggerette on December 10, 2014 at 8:46 PM Report this
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Interesting, life without the internet. I'm 65 and I like the interaction on this site and the ease of getting the news without reading the horrid Seattle Times republican bullshit. Who is Fnarf?
longwayhome on December 10, 2014 at 10:01 PM Report this
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@4 horsesass.org
David from Chicago on December 11, 2014 at 10:29 AM Report this
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A few months ago, I spent a week off the grid in a little cabin in Michigan. Did it make me want to never have the internet again? No. Was it an amazing way to refresh and regain perspective? Yep, and I'll certainly be doing it again.
Good_Dog on April 7, 2015 at 8:19 AM Report this

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