16-OCT-2026
PRESENT DAY...ha ha ha...! PRESENT TIME, ha ha!
my vision is getting blurrier nowadays
theres always a screen less than a foot in front of me, the entire time im awake
i use my laptop to study then all my spare time is spent on a phone
the hours away from tech exist but theyre too sparse to matter
ive started struggling to read road signs
i dont do anything in real life
all my friends and hobbies are online
i barely exist outside my house. im 20 but i have the social life of an introverted middle schooler.
the screen is more real to me than what exists beyond it
but when that isnt enough, i have nowhere to turn to
my life is just online profiles and DMs.
when i die and my life flashes before my eyes, how much of it is going to be the youtube shorts feed?
when i die i'll just be an almost-dropout who couldnt do anything on her own adn the funeral will be an awkward obligation for most
my parents dont know anything about me. i never even told them i (used to) have spotify.
and the mark i've left on the internet will be brushed over with new users and trending content
my friends will eulogize me with a string of words on discord
i want to be in the real world, but all i've known is on the internet
im only as real as html code.
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medeuxsa
Sending good vibes. This is real. I hope youre able to take small steps to get more offline. Youve got this, the recognition is an important step and also you're young, there will be time that will be different ♥️
accepting good vibes
hopefully in a decade this will all be a boring memory
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