Let's talk about this internet outage. Not the technical side, but what it exposes about us. We talk about it like an inconvenience, something to rage tweet about. But for many, there is a clear before and after. Before the outage, you had a carefully constructed world. After, there's silence. Space. And for some, that space is terrifying.
It's not just about losing access to entertainment or work. It's about losing the constant hum that drowns out the quiet voices. The loneliness we avoid. The self-sabotage we scroll past. The shame that festers when we're left alone with our own thoughts. The internet, for all its connection, is also a masterful tool for avoidance. We build elaborate digital lives to bypass the discomfort of our real ones.
I help people break patterns, not just talk about them. And this outage? It's a mirror. It shows us what we default to when the easy distractions are gone. It shows us what we’re truly running from.
So, when the internet comes back on, what will you have learned about yourself in the quiet? What will you choose to address, instead of just buffering it away? You have been the last hope for yourself. Don't waste the interruption.