@1androo2 not disparaging, just ironic. The message is brought by the medium (and lifestyle) that it's promoting us to question. I personally applaud his effort. His, arguably excessive, example is a good reminder to unplug every once in awhile and reevaluate the value we place on technology.
Who cares who brought you here. This is the most annoying recent trends on YouTube comments since people started posting "First!" as if they deserve a medal or a cookie or something. Lemminglike, idiotic internet trends like these make me more inclined to follow this man's inspiring lead!
I am so proud of you. I am 55 years old, and as much as I enjoy the technology that allows me to research information--I also enjoy just unplugging from it at times. Congratulations on learning an important lesson so young in life, my friend. You are wise beyond your years>
@skuCharlie I think it was intended as an experiment. He shared what he learned from it. He wants us to step back and examine life like he did. He came back to his regular way of doing things with a renewed understanding.
@jakelson2 - umm, is that supposed to be disparaging to the video? the point wasn't that technology is evil, it's that we've fallen into a trap where everything about our life depends on the technology at our fingertips when it doesn't have to be.
I'm gonna start this monday for 2 months :D i'm just gonna use the home phone only for the people from this town. Most of my friend's are in other cities so it will be interesting :D
@3TNT3 I'm sorry, let me rephrase that: It is almost as if we need it. We are so dependent on it that many of us would probably be lost without it. It's unfortunate, but true.
This was life was like in the 80's to mid nineties, then people got cell phones and internet.
But honestly, we wasted time watching TV. But people had hobbies and activities back then.
I was with a group of 20 somethings the other day and they couldn't even light a match outdoors much less build a campfire..... It was a strange eye opener.
People need to learn to balance their lives, because standing 9-12 hours in front of a computer is suicidal and bloody insane. Nothing wrong with using facebook or yahoo messenger 30-60 minutes, or staying on you tube 1 hour, but staying non-stop is bad, very very bad. This guy showed everyone that a life without social networks and the PC is possible. We don't need to take it to the extremes like he did, but at least try to limit our isolation. Just my thoughts :)
When the Mayan Apocalypse comes and all our cat videos are destroyed, we will go insane and cannibalize each other, but this fellow, he will be just fine.
Lovely idea, I do it in moderation. I dont have internet on my cellphone, I dont text very often, I dont have an ipad or other tablet, my source of the web is my computer, I dont have facebook, and I think that's a good moderation for me. Id miss learning things on youtube so I couldn't go 100% without.
I'm old enough to remember when life was like this, and people actually LIVED their lives. And i'm young enough to remember the way even my body felt. You think you're happy with all these "conveniences". But technology has taken away the fucking thrill of feeling alive. Technology was meant to streamline everything, so we'd have more. But we've hit critical mass, and the purpose has been defeated. I really recommend following this guy's lead for a tester, and get some friends to do it with you.
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Disconnecting from the internet is like stopping cigarette smoking; you taste and smell life much better. You go places where you couldn't before, basically discovering a new world. I have friends who take vacations away from social media, they love it.
This makes me think of the XKCD comic about the guy who ditches his online life and goes on a big adventure, but admits to his companion that all he can think along the way is "this will make for a great LiveJournal entry".
you'll probably enjoy this! albertideation. com/2010/07/15/on-cell-phones/ - life is possible without a cellphone, and I agree, richer. Also, I created a transit game around this concept: albertideation. com/game - thanks for the reminder! Also, Adbusters is a good place to check in with stuff like this and Occupy Wall Street.
Its true, it is time that we start actually living in this world. Open up your blinds! Go out and breathe the fresh air, look around you and absorb the place you live. Most people never look up from their phone, even on vacations. Its so sad.
Please, I'm just a fucking idiot and lose my phone all the time so this is the life I live by default. It sucks. 'Hey why weren't you at my 21st dude?' 'Oh I didn't know it was on?' 'I made an event on Facebook?' 'Dude you know I'm not on Facebook!!' 'Yeah well I am, and I'm not going to change my way just to accomodate your weird regressive way of living'.
@rdc123 I agree. I never take my laptop with me, I almost always leave my cell phone at home. It makes me sick to my stomach thinking about the $70 a month I spend on the damn thing, I rarely use it. I'm sick to my stomach for buying it because other people wanted me too. I miss many of my friends and cousins events, they only post them on Facebook, idiots.
Oh wow yeahhh he had a lot of support. Trying being someone with no one. With no voice. With no means to show something like this. Try doing it alone. Try it.
@cpsandsharpieforever --- 1:52 - 2:01 "...And after doing it for 90 Days, I can honestly say I didn't want it to be over...." Really??? Well, who 'forced' you to stop??? You say that as though you have absolutely no choice in the matter. But you DO have a choice. And, therefore, apparently you didn't want it to stop bad enough. So, your statement appears to be a bit disingenuous -- just sayin'.
@cpsandsharpieforever "...And it was wild out there, because I was the only one doing it...." Really??? So, that guy at 0:17 is just a twittering facebooking fool who walks into light poles all the time, because his nose is buried in his smart phone??? Or, does he not count as a part of 'everybody'? No, sorry, but you're really not the only one out there who has, or is doing this. Guess 90 days of having your eyes opened a little wasn't long enough to realize *that*.....
What's the big deal? Although I do have a mobile phone (in the glovebox of my car, in case I ever need to call for help), I've never used it. It's not as though living without mobile communications technology is something unusual for adults who've outgrown playing with toys.
@nelson2k Maybe if people like you judging him for using youtube actually took the time to pay $1.50 every single day for a newspaper, then he wouldn't need to use the youtube route. You make yourself look even more hypocritical by judging him for using youtube.
I don't get why you had to get rid of your phone and your computer to realise this and to do all the activities you're doing in the video? Technology doesn't stop you from doing this.
everything must be done in moderation...if he needed this "abstinence" from technology, then he has no self control...i guess he went from one extreme (of using too much technology) to not using it at all...facebook, twitter, e-mail and all of 'em are cool as long as you use them rationally...and the shit he has done, villagers in eastern europe are doing it for years now...
I respect you for doing this, not many people could disconnect themselves like this. just yesterday I was talking to my mom about how they lived when they didn't have computers or cell phones, it was a very interesting conversation. thanks for sharing this on youtube! (even if it's a social network ^^)
People are seriously judging this guy, claiming he is a hypocrite for posting his experience on youtube. Maybe if all the people judging him actually took the time to pay $1.50 every single day for a newspaper, then he wouldn't need to use the youtube route. You make yourselves look even more hypocritical by judging him for using youtube.
Nobody seems to get the point he is trying to make. Are you all that dense and narrow-minded? Open your eyes and mind like he did.
We're no better than smokers who are addicted to cigarettes. He's trying to say that we live in a world of technology where we're completely dependent on it. We can't even fathom what it would be like without it. We need it, but just take the time to live in the moment and put your phone down for 10 minutes.
He's not showing off, just trying to make a point.
@CrystalTBui No, we actually *don't* 'need' it -- at least not in the true sense of the word 'need'. And isn't that also part of what he is trying to say here? Maybe *you* don't really get it all either. We *need* oxygen, water, air, shelter, love, etc., but we certainly don't *need* modern technology. If we did, then just how did people survive prior to 1995, 1985, 1960, 1900, etc.?
@melburn21 He isn't trying to spread an anti social networking campaign. He's trying to make a point. Take a moment to think about your life and how connected you are to social networking. Think about how it would change if you completely omitted it from your life like he did. He's trying to open our eyes. Now please open yours.
@CrystalTBui im an outdoor education teacher so i know what life is like without technology. I was just simply pointing out the irony in his delivery.
you're damn right. People say I'm weird; I thought I was but didnt care; since I am not on facebook and the other shit. I am an outdoor person, couldnt be bothered to sit in front the computer staring at virtual friendships and putting my health at risk in the process. I am happy you came to this sudden realization as many other teenagers should. I followed this from Yahoo by the way my email provider.
well his project was done and why not post it..plus he did say its the world we live in..we just dont need to be "dependent" on the things we think we need...eg. electronics.
even though I discovered this video using social media, I just wanted to tell you that your story has inspired me to do the same. I'll be beginning my journey into this beautiful and scary world Aug 2012 and I can't wait to see what happens. thank you for the inspiration and motivation to do this.
Congrats from Romania,Europe. I was in the same situation like you last year. I used to depend on facebook one year and then I realised same things as you. I can proudly say that I do not use facebook for 1 year and have outdoor activities with my friends.
im really jealous of anyone who lived before facebook, twitter, whatever. it seemd like a more genuine world and idk just better. i wish everyone would do this but that would never happen
Hey people, Whatever your opinion is, you can't really have an opinion for or against this type of thing unless you try it. I have and I can tell you, I agree completely with cpsandsharpieforever. Just to prove a point, I am a senior in highschool, people of this generation, in "this world we live in" can do it, as a result of doing the same thing I permanently deleted my fbook (used to spend 4hrs a day on it), guess what? I don't miss it.
All Im saying is give it a shot, you may enjoy it.
@Melburn21, you are clearly a horses' ass, you miss the entire point. Its not Anti, Its a project emphasizing that electronics doesn't help you communicate better with people you love. Test it out, I bet you yourself will realize you dont really have any real friends other than the shit bag people you call friends. Try reading the article on his project before you spit comments that makes me wanna puke on you.
What happened to showing up at friends house randomly asking if he can come out and hang. Technology seems like it made things easier for us, but it just made it more complicated.
Lets use social media to show how bad social media is haha. Calling this an 'Amish' project is overstepping your bounds quite a bit. How about call it 'living like a really old person'. He did, and used, tons of stuff Amish people don't. So you can add 'spreading misinformation about a culture' to your list there buddy. I understand the need to disconnect, and I think we could all use a little more time away from our devices, but they have changed the world for the better.
ill do this when im 21 so i can actually get in the bar.. this is impressive though really inspiring people should really start doing this so they can get to know the world more this can really change your life
Awesome man! I need to take a break and really live too. Living through a device plugged into a virtual world has made us anti-social and socially awkward. God bless!
I still remember when friends, neighbors, and strangers came together in churches, community centers, soft ball fields, parks, and the like, technology made things too easy and before we knew it we were very disconnected with life. Life is now seen through a screen, it's a world of make believe we have detatched ourselves from. I for one long for the old days, not a screen or key board but a hug or hand shake.
Technology is wonderful up to a point. NOT a substitute for humanity. Inside story Honey here. Day 585 Sun. Feb.5/2012 in We The People Against Corruption Campaign to Remove & Indict the electronic funds transfer crooked Obama Regime. Superbowl Sunday in 2012 & crooks dissolved the USA Dec.7/1999 in the deposition of the main man who hired Obamas at lawfirm Sidley Austin Brown & Wood. Honey Siegal
Amazing, more power to you. I honestly think that social media is destroying our inner-selves. Who we were meant to be. What we were made to do. I don't care if you get crap for posting this on YouTube and having people call it irony because if it wasn't on YouTube, NO ONE would no about this. Thank you for sharing this. It actually makes me think that if I even went one day without my phone, the world would actually look better. People would actually talk and not be sucked in their technology.
Yea remember the old days when mom fussed because you were always outside. Now they cant get them off the sofa! Its sad these kids are clueless and have no grip on the real world
@melburn21 I see the logic in your comment but I also think you're kind of missing the point. First off, this video isn't exactly anti-social networking and media, he's just pointing out that we don't necessarily have to be as connected with the world as we think we do. Obviously not everyone can just "unconnected" with the world like he did but he's asking people to just take a chance at becoming less attached. Second, how else would he get the message out?
@melburn21 Every "revolution," like the one he wants to get going, has to start somewhere and his target audience is the one that's connected to the world through their electronics and the internet. It wouldn't make sense if he tried to get people to become less connected by sending out paper letters. So like I said, I see where you're coming from but come on..
@melburn21 ok smartass. the point is people are living their life HAVING to be connected at all times, HAVE to check facebook, HAVE to check twitter, HAVE to check email, HAVE to text, and HAVE to talk on the phone.What happened to real conversation.Kids in this generation don't do what we used to do when we were kids. They dont go out as much or go on adventures.They live their lives on front of a computer or their smart phone. we are wasting our lives instead of living in it. That is the point
@melburn21 I agree with you to some extent but it's also the motives behind the move. he may have created an account to share it with the world as Youtube is "viral" capital but he may not be using it for the socializing aspect of it which is what he targeted in the first place.
@melburn21 true. I agree. it would be expensive to reach the world over without the internet. Say how long would it take to reach the Caribbean? Since it is a technological world we live in, I guess this would have to do...
@melburn21 I think you are purposely making this more complicating than it is. He is clearly done with his 90 day experiment, and unfortunately for "the world in which we live", most of us will only find out about something by watching youtube, including you and me. only a small percentage of us will actually want to read it in a physical newspaper.
@jnyerere lets say he is 100% successful, and everyone begins to use technology less. The guy thinks to himself "wow... this worked SO well!" so he makes a new YouTube video about how to achieve peace on earth and nobody watches it. can you not see the irony that he is trying to get people to stop using the medium that he is hoping as many people watch as possible??
@melburn21 I think you are being hard on him for no reason. Logically speaking, no young people would know about his journey if he decided to use a non-technological medium.
I don't think he is trying to start a 'anti social networking and media campaign', he wanted to have a change in his life and he did. Of course if he didn't document this, then no one would see what he did except himself. However, the point is he wanted people to see how is life changed and what kind of an experience it was, so the only way to share his experience, obviously, is put in on a social network. Your looking to deep into it I think...
@dirtybearcubFTW thats like living life without music... discovering that your ear drums feel better, then writing a song about it so everyone knows. Classic Irony.
Good for you. I am quite proud of my cell phone that is so old I can't even use it to take pictures -- its a phone. Amazing huh? Oh an I am using a desktop that is only 2 yrs old (eeeck!) but my monitor is a good 10 yrs old -- its a classic, i don't want to give it up.
Life is for living. I don't know how people miss that. I get laid more just by walking to the grocery store and saying hi than stuck inside a device. If you are on a train make eye contact and say hi -- it works.
and it takes a 20-something white dude to tell us this? maybe it's revolutionary for you to do this, but the vast majority of the world lives this way already.
Awesome!! I'm going to guess reading is on your list of things to do. And I mean a book with paper pages, not an ibook or kindle book. Check out Writing Down Your Soul by Janet Conner. It will deepen your life even more.
@wysiwia i think kindle is great for light reading on your commute, other than that it all falls apart. kids are being forced to use virtual books in school now, and its proving a challenge that education wasn't ready for. your brain triggers memories from a physical book so when you need to find that statistics formula or how many teeth Juliet's nurse had its a whole lot easier with a physical book.
I need my phone to stay in contact with family but other then that i could live without internet and texting because i don't have anything other than a yahoo account for email.
GREAT JOB! Very impressive. That what everyone need to see this and I just put up the video on my facebook wall for all of my friends to see for themselves. I got sick and tired of hanging out with some of my friends included my little sister who had their eyes on their phone in the entire time. I said to myself they are really missing out a lot of great opportunity and adventurous out there.
This inspired me even though im only 15, and dont have a job and dont really need to connect, im reallly addicted to twitter, facebook and text so i think im gonna stop that for 3 months as well until school ends. im gonna start monday for sure, and when i mean something i do it .
@MelinaJolie29 good for you, i am not going to say techology is all bad, i like my phone as a phone. i also like to leave it at home when i do daily routine stuff. People in the store talking instead of paying attention to the cashier are a pet peeve.
I think more than just qutting technology find ways to reconnect to the real world. Go to the park and walk around and say hi to everyone you meet. I was just walking home from the grocery store today and met a really awesome neighbor.
@1androo2 not disparaging, just ironic. The message is brought by the medium (and lifestyle) that it's promoting us to question. I personally applaud his effort. His, arguably excessive, example is a good reminder to unplug every once in awhile and reevaluate the value we place on technology.
jakelson2 3 days ago
Who cares who brought you here. This is the most annoying recent trends on YouTube comments since people started posting "First!" as if they deserve a medal or a cookie or something. Lemminglike, idiotic internet trends like these make me more inclined to follow this man's inspiring lead!
VillemarMxO 1 week ago
@VillemarMxO - you don't feel a sense of joy from being the very first person to comment on a video? why? must every comment be about the video?
plus it isn't recent at all, LOL
welcome to the internetz
1androo2 3 days ago
@1androo2 No I get that the "first" thing isn't new. It's all of the "Herpderp.com brought me here!!11!!!!!11!!yay!!!!" shite. :-)
VillemarMxO 3 days ago
I wish I had the guts! :)
CPitxi 1 week ago
I am so proud of you. I am 55 years old, and as much as I enjoy the technology that allows me to research information--I also enjoy just unplugging from it at times. Congratulations on learning an important lesson so young in life, my friend. You are wise beyond your years>
DixieBibleBabe 2 weeks ago 2
There seems to be a common misconception out there that the internet is synonymous with social networking websites.
Soteir 2 weeks ago
Thanks to you, I'm giving up Facebook and Twitter for Lent. <3
TheMichaelBoerman 2 weeks ago in playlist Liked videos
muulisha brought me here!
smaskeriff 2 weeks ago
umm ok its was so great....and exactly why are you back?
skuCharlie 2 weeks ago
@skuCharlie I think it was intended as an experiment. He shared what he learned from it. He wants us to step back and examine life like he did. He came back to his regular way of doing things with a renewed understanding.
matthewandkira 2 weeks ago 2
Brought to you and made viral by a connected internet website.
jakelson2 2 weeks ago
@jakelson2 - umm, is that supposed to be disparaging to the video? the point wasn't that technology is evil, it's that we've fallen into a trap where everything about our life depends on the technology at our fingertips when it doesn't have to be.
1androo2 3 days ago
I'm gonna start this monday for 2 months :D i'm just gonna use the home phone only for the people from this town. Most of my friend's are in other cities so it will be interesting :D
1670pulica 3 weeks ago
tony perkis brought me here, uncle tony believes in me.
eyeoftheshieka17 3 weeks ago
"Wow! This is so inspiring!" *clicks another related video*
nero314100 3 weeks ago
@3TNT3 I'm sorry, let me rephrase that: It is almost as if we need it. We are so dependent on it that many of us would probably be lost without it. It's unfortunate, but true.
CrystalTBui 3 weeks ago
You are my new hero...
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louisbrassyyy 3 weeks ago
Slow down the text just a little. It reads so fast, feels very unAmish :)
turbotoolman 3 weeks ago
Very inspiring. But, easy for you who are still in college or unemployed.
stac 3 weeks ago
this video is witch craft.
EthanCaineDotCom 3 weeks ago
This was life was like in the 80's to mid nineties, then people got cell phones and internet.
But honestly, we wasted time watching TV. But people had hobbies and activities back then.
I was with a group of 20 somethings the other day and they couldn't even light a match outdoors much less build a campfire..... It was a strange eye opener.
kennethj1956 3 weeks ago
People need to learn to balance their lives, because standing 9-12 hours in front of a computer is suicidal and bloody insane. Nothing wrong with using facebook or yahoo messenger 30-60 minutes, or staying on you tube 1 hour, but staying non-stop is bad, very very bad. This guy showed everyone that a life without social networks and the PC is possible. We don't need to take it to the extremes like he did, but at least try to limit our isolation. Just my thoughts :)
qu3ter 3 weeks ago
I don't use facebook and I feel perfectly fine without it.
qu3ter 3 weeks ago
When the Mayan Apocalypse comes and all our cat videos are destroyed, we will go insane and cannibalize each other, but this fellow, he will be just fine.
psychicwhoosh 3 weeks ago
But obviously you used DIGITAL CAMERA, lol.
Good work ;)
MrSoftize 4 weeks ago
TONY ROBBINS BROUGHT ME HERE!
THANKS TONY!
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hufort 4 weeks ago
I hate paper mail! Can we just stop that please!
PleasureCaddy 4 weeks ago
Lovely idea, I do it in moderation. I dont have internet on my cellphone, I dont text very often, I dont have an ipad or other tablet, my source of the web is my computer, I dont have facebook, and I think that's a good moderation for me. Id miss learning things on youtube so I couldn't go 100% without.
GalaxyofStarrs 4 weeks ago
I'm old enough to remember when life was like this, and people actually LIVED their lives. And i'm young enough to remember the way even my body felt. You think you're happy with all these "conveniences". But technology has taken away the fucking thrill of feeling alive. Technology was meant to streamline everything, so we'd have more. But we've hit critical mass, and the purpose has been defeated. I really recommend following this guy's lead for a tester, and get some friends to do it with you.
omagine 4 weeks ago
Nice work, good luck ;D ....but 0:41 etc. - you look like young Mark Elliot Zuckerberg))))))))))))
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rose21183 4 weeks ago
Disconnecting from the internet is like stopping cigarette smoking; you taste and smell life much better. You go places where you couldn't before, basically discovering a new world. I have friends who take vacations away from social media, they love it.
MrPunkthug 4 weeks ago
Yep, just as I figured, most of you are responding like fellow addicts would. Funny how that goes.
MrPunkthug 4 weeks ago 2
I can't remember the last time I wrote a letter to a friend.
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louisbrassyyy 4 weeks ago
This makes me think of the XKCD comic about the guy who ditches his online life and goes on a big adventure, but admits to his companion that all he can think along the way is "this will make for a great LiveJournal entry".
alisoneales 1 month ago
Oh big fucking deal. Kid lives life like people in the 80's. He could have gone to a library.
spinningthirdeye 1 month ago
you'll probably enjoy this! albertideation. com/2010/07/15/on-cell-phones/ - life is possible without a cellphone, and I agree, richer. Also, I created a transit game around this concept: albertideation. com/game - thanks for the reminder! Also, Adbusters is a good place to check in with stuff like this and Occupy Wall Street.
albertkaufman 1 month ago
Its true, it is time that we start actually living in this world. Open up your blinds! Go out and breathe the fresh air, look around you and absorb the place you live. Most people never look up from their phone, even on vacations. Its so sad.
caylaJean0 1 month ago 4
Please, I'm just a fucking idiot and lose my phone all the time so this is the life I live by default. It sucks. 'Hey why weren't you at my 21st dude?' 'Oh I didn't know it was on?' 'I made an event on Facebook?' 'Dude you know I'm not on Facebook!!' 'Yeah well I am, and I'm not going to change my way just to accomodate your weird regressive way of living'.
rdc123 1 month ago
@rdc123 I agree. I never take my laptop with me, I almost always leave my cell phone at home. It makes me sick to my stomach thinking about the $70 a month I spend on the damn thing, I rarely use it. I'm sick to my stomach for buying it because other people wanted me too. I miss many of my friends and cousins events, they only post them on Facebook, idiots.
MrPunkthug 4 weeks ago
Oh wow yeahhh he had a lot of support. Trying being someone with no one. With no voice. With no means to show something like this. Try doing it alone. Try it.
JeranimoJames 1 month ago
Wow this makes me think alot ha.
But nice vid (:
& song?
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@cpsandsharpieforever --- 1:52 - 2:01 "...And after doing it for 90 Days, I can honestly say I didn't want it to be over...." Really??? Well, who 'forced' you to stop??? You say that as though you have absolutely no choice in the matter. But you DO have a choice. And, therefore, apparently you didn't want it to stop bad enough. So, your statement appears to be a bit disingenuous -- just sayin'.
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@cpsandsharpieforever "...And it was wild out there, because I was the only one doing it...." Really??? So, that guy at 0:17 is just a twittering facebooking fool who walks into light poles all the time, because his nose is buried in his smart phone??? Or, does he not count as a part of 'everybody'? No, sorry, but you're really not the only one out there who has, or is doing this. Guess 90 days of having your eyes opened a little wasn't long enough to realize *that*.....
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3TNT3 1 month ago
What's the big deal? Although I do have a mobile phone (in the glovebox of my car, in case I ever need to call for help), I've never used it. It's not as though living without mobile communications technology is something unusual for adults who've outgrown playing with toys.
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3TNT3 1 month ago
This is pretty awesome! I wish I could do something like this, but with school and submitting everything online, that's a little difficult.
ncgroves11 1 month ago
yeah, but you are using youtube to show your 'new' unconnected live... =/
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@nelson2k Maybe if people like you judging him for using youtube actually took the time to pay $1.50 every single day for a newspaper, then he wouldn't need to use the youtube route. You make yourself look even more hypocritical by judging him for using youtube.
zippyzee 1 month ago
I don't get why you had to get rid of your phone and your computer to realise this and to do all the activities you're doing in the video? Technology doesn't stop you from doing this.
dixie121989 1 month ago
Respect ;)
AdiBacea 1 month ago 3
everything must be done in moderation...if he needed this "abstinence" from technology, then he has no self control...i guess he went from one extreme (of using too much technology) to not using it at all...facebook, twitter, e-mail and all of 'em are cool as long as you use them rationally...and the shit he has done, villagers in eastern europe are doing it for years now...
beckuletz 1 month ago
@beckuletz villagers in eastern europe don't give a sh@#$ about facebook or twatter or any other social things. =))) villagers!!!!
JOE1986D 1 month ago
@beckuletz He didn't need it, he just wanted to check it out, have an idea what life was like back then.
LiouTao 1 month ago
bullshit
ultrastf 1 month ago
Respect for having shown grit!!!!
andreibartov 1 month ago
maan, this is so inspiring!
mmmII94 1 month ago 22
Twitter and Facebook are good just for revolution.
For the rest is useless. The same with the rest of chats.
navaro20 1 month ago
You make a great point. I really feel disconnected from the world sometimes. The way we're connecting is in-genuine and convenient for us.
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cosminboncea 1 month ago
you're the best!
canacheandrei 1 month ago
Very nice movie. Inspiring.
anonyman54321 1 month ago
I respect you for doing this, not many people could disconnect themselves like this. just yesterday I was talking to my mom about how they lived when they didn't have computers or cell phones, it was a very interesting conversation. thanks for sharing this on youtube! (even if it's a social network ^^)
sinningangel00 1 month ago 2
Why do these kind of videos feature text and not listening to the actual person's voice?
Fennecfox10 1 month ago
RESPECT for this guy's guts! Although the conclusions are quite obvious.
Actually, I believe there are many more people in this world who think the same.
Personally I never ever had an account on Facebook, Twitter or whatsoever. And I will surely have NOT.
ipb7883 1 month ago
Mad props to this guy and because of this guy I feel even more motivated.
DIRTYPRODiGY 1 month ago
People are seriously judging this guy, claiming he is a hypocrite for posting his experience on youtube. Maybe if all the people judging him actually took the time to pay $1.50 every single day for a newspaper, then he wouldn't need to use the youtube route. You make yourselves look even more hypocritical by judging him for using youtube.
jnyerere 1 month ago 35
@jnyerere I agree but on the other hand why pay $1.50 for the controlled dinosaur media?
websuspect 4 weeks ago
AMEN TO YOU MAN! PLEASE DON'T STOP BEING AWESOME!
DJMIXINTRIX 1 month ago 2
I don't know why...but after watching this video, I kinda want to be your friend. so weird, I know.
jnyerere 1 month ago 2
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MeanMisterMusturd 1 month ago
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Get a job...
FozyFozyano 1 month ago
Get a job...
xMrFreeAgent 1 month ago
So you've proved that being a non-contributive member of society, and living without stress or commitment is fun.
Amazing.
Zombiefruit 1 month ago
Nobody seems to get the point he is trying to make. Are you all that dense and narrow-minded? Open your eyes and mind like he did.
We're no better than smokers who are addicted to cigarettes. He's trying to say that we live in a world of technology where we're completely dependent on it. We can't even fathom what it would be like without it. We need it, but just take the time to live in the moment and put your phone down for 10 minutes.
He's not showing off, just trying to make a point.
CrystalTBui 1 month ago 21
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3TNT3 1 month ago
@CrystalTBui And, how do the MILLIONS, if not BILLIONS of people in the world who don't have smart phones, computers, internet service, etc. survive?
3TNT3 1 month ago
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@CrystalTBui No, we actually *don't* 'need' it -- at least not in the true sense of the word 'need'. And isn't that also part of what he is trying to say here? Maybe *you* don't really get it all either. We *need* oxygen, water, air, shelter, love, etc., but we certainly don't *need* modern technology. If we did, then just how did people survive prior to 1995, 1985, 1960, 1900, etc.?
3TNT3 1 month ago
@melburn21 He isn't trying to spread an anti social networking campaign. He's trying to make a point. Take a moment to think about your life and how connected you are to social networking. Think about how it would change if you completely omitted it from your life like he did. He's trying to open our eyes. Now please open yours.
CrystalTBui 1 month ago
@CrystalTBui im an outdoor education teacher so i know what life is like without technology. I was just simply pointing out the irony in his delivery.
melburn21 1 month ago
soooooo.... must have been a bitch to upload this to youtube with no phone or pc. what kind of camera were you using??? how did you edit the vid?
1combatjump 1 month ago
you're damn right. People say I'm weird; I thought I was but didnt care; since I am not on facebook and the other shit. I am an outdoor person, couldnt be bothered to sit in front the computer staring at virtual friendships and putting my health at risk in the process. I am happy you came to this sudden realization as many other teenagers should. I followed this from Yahoo by the way my email provider.
ficklesick 1 month ago
well his project was done and why not post it..plus he did say its the world we live in..we just dont need to be "dependent" on the things we think we need...eg. electronics.
hockygoalie3031 1 month ago
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ohkfilms 1 month ago
That's a matter of opinion, but i guess you don't need to be this radical, just need to balance things and know how to use it for your own good
gilbertsbr 1 month ago 2
I think I need to do something like this.
akhan07 1 month ago
even though I discovered this video using social media, I just wanted to tell you that your story has inspired me to do the same. I'll be beginning my journey into this beautiful and scary world Aug 2012 and I can't wait to see what happens. thank you for the inspiration and motivation to do this.
Cmillie33 1 month ago
@Cmillie33 i was thinking the same thing :) good luck n hope its a great experience for you
hockygoalie3031 1 month ago
Obviously the 90 days is up and he's back living the electronic life he condemns in his little "LOOK AT ME!!!" video.
bkedp 1 month ago
Great Book!
TheAlfredTessman 1 month ago
Congrats from Romania,Europe. I was in the same situation like you last year. I used to depend on facebook one year and then I realised same things as you. I can proudly say that I do not use facebook for 1 year and have outdoor activities with my friends.
madnessro1 1 month ago
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tjcurrey28 1 month ago
im really jealous of anyone who lived before facebook, twitter, whatever. it seemd like a more genuine world and idk just better. i wish everyone would do this but that would never happen
k92aida 1 month ago
What song is this?
sarah8609 1 month ago
@sarah8609 "Penelope" by Pinback.
tjcurrey28 1 month ago
i think this project was amazing, and i would like to try it myself. Maybe not right this seconed, but as soon as i can.
ruffes11 1 month ago
Hey people, Whatever your opinion is, you can't really have an opinion for or against this type of thing unless you try it. I have and I can tell you, I agree completely with cpsandsharpieforever. Just to prove a point, I am a senior in highschool, people of this generation, in "this world we live in" can do it, as a result of doing the same thing I permanently deleted my fbook (used to spend 4hrs a day on it), guess what? I don't miss it.
All Im saying is give it a shot, you may enjoy it.
comsumedbygrace247 1 month ago
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@Melburn21, you are clearly a horses' ass, you miss the entire point. Its not Anti, Its a project emphasizing that electronics doesn't help you communicate better with people you love. Test it out, I bet you yourself will realize you dont really have any real friends other than the shit bag people you call friends. Try reading the article on his project before you spit comments that makes me wanna puke on you.
ultrasick100 1 month ago
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ultrasick100 1 month ago
What happened to showing up at friends house randomly asking if he can come out and hang. Technology seems like it made things easier for us, but it just made it more complicated.
frankydanktank 1 month ago 4
@frankydanktank zzz, they get annoyed and say that I have to call... Life isn't like what it's used to be.
LiouTao 1 month ago
Lets use social media to show how bad social media is haha. Calling this an 'Amish' project is overstepping your bounds quite a bit. How about call it 'living like a really old person'. He did, and used, tons of stuff Amish people don't. So you can add 'spreading misinformation about a culture' to your list there buddy. I understand the need to disconnect, and I think we could all use a little more time away from our devices, but they have changed the world for the better.
terminatorgir 1 month ago
ill do this when im 21 so i can actually get in the bar.. this is impressive though really inspiring people should really start doing this so they can get to know the world more this can really change your life
DirectorJpeg 1 month ago
Awesome man! I need to take a break and really live too. Living through a device plugged into a virtual world has made us anti-social and socially awkward. God bless!
scorpiogod1 1 month ago
" I would sit in the park a lot, throw the football with my friends,
go ice-skating, and all that kind of silly stuff that you take for granted.
It's all around you.
I think that was the best part and most people really overlook that. "
surferdudette19 1 month ago
i am inspired now already. what's this song anyway?
LileeSoeliani19 1 month ago
no cell, no social networking no email and im in highschool, amish before it was cool. cept youtube, vsauce is too damn nice
TheDeadAppleTree 1 month ago
I still remember when friends, neighbors, and strangers came together in churches, community centers, soft ball fields, parks, and the like, technology made things too easy and before we knew it we were very disconnected with life. Life is now seen through a screen, it's a world of make believe we have detatched ourselves from. I for one long for the old days, not a screen or key board but a hug or hand shake.
AwohaliSagwu 1 month ago
After watching this video, I deactivated my facebook account also. Thanks for showing me what life SHOLD be like.
Rorshach777 1 month ago
wait, was he allowed to call people? if yes, i will do this! no smart phone, just a flip one:)
theastonishinmobinz 1 month ago
Isn't the purpose of technology to make things more complex, easier, and organized?
But I guess the effects of using it takes the life away yeah?
BiGxPlaYA 1 month ago
@BiGxPlaYA Electronic records of me dead.
Courts. Banks. WH.
NFL Network music productions?
Technology is wonderful up to a point. NOT a substitute for humanity. Inside story Honey here. Day 585 Sun. Feb.5/2012 in We The People Against Corruption Campaign to Remove & Indict the electronic funds transfer crooked Obama Regime. Superbowl Sunday in 2012 & crooks dissolved the USA Dec.7/1999 in the deposition of the main man who hired Obamas at lawfirm Sidley Austin Brown & Wood. Honey Siegal
HoneySiegalSurvivor 1 month ago
you should have done the p90x while u were at it haha
BlackhawksFan247 1 month ago
Thank you.
leahlouification 1 month ago
Amazing, more power to you. I honestly think that social media is destroying our inner-selves. Who we were meant to be. What we were made to do. I don't care if you get crap for posting this on YouTube and having people call it irony because if it wasn't on YouTube, NO ONE would no about this. Thank you for sharing this. It actually makes me think that if I even went one day without my phone, the world would actually look better. People would actually talk and not be sucked in their technology.
ConorLong1210 1 month ago
Yea remember the old days when mom fussed because you were always outside. Now they cant get them off the sofa! Its sad these kids are clueless and have no grip on the real world
stalwartman 1 month ago
Well, i think people gonna call me crazy, but i´m 27 and i never had a cell phone, you can't belive, i know, but is true =).
MangaDeColete 1 month ago 3
anyone else see the irony in using social networking and media to spread an ANTI social networking and media campaign?
Its like he did the experiment and then thought..... "shit! ... no one will know what I'm doing unless i put it on YouTube!"
thus proving that this IS the world we live in... you included.
melburn21 1 month ago 56
@melburn21 I see the logic in your comment but I also think you're kind of missing the point. First off, this video isn't exactly anti-social networking and media, he's just pointing out that we don't necessarily have to be as connected with the world as we think we do. Obviously not everyone can just "unconnected" with the world like he did but he's asking people to just take a chance at becoming less attached. Second, how else would he get the message out?
awkwardmoment3 1 month ago
@awkwardmoment3 regarding your second point... thats the irony!!
melburn21 1 month ago
@melburn21 Every "revolution," like the one he wants to get going, has to start somewhere and his target audience is the one that's connected to the world through their electronics and the internet. It wouldn't make sense if he tried to get people to become less connected by sending out paper letters. So like I said, I see where you're coming from but come on..
awkwardmoment3 1 month ago
@awkwardmoment3 wouldn't that be great though! if he spread his message without the internet... its been done before.
melburn21 1 month ago
@melburn21 It's the journey not the end that is the meaning here.
RichyDYupYup 1 month ago 59
@RichyDYupYup kinda like preaching an anti-gun message and then shooting someone to get your message across, right?
melburn21 1 month ago
@melburn21 ok smartass. the point is people are living their life HAVING to be connected at all times, HAVE to check facebook, HAVE to check twitter, HAVE to check email, HAVE to text, and HAVE to talk on the phone.What happened to real conversation.Kids in this generation don't do what we used to do when we were kids. They dont go out as much or go on adventures.They live their lives on front of a computer or their smart phone. we are wasting our lives instead of living in it. That is the point
frankydanktank 1 month ago 4
@frankydanktank "Kids in this generation don't do what we used to do when we were kids. " .... pretty sure I've heard that before. hasn't everyone?
melburn21 1 month ago
@melburn21 yeah you're so right. one video on youtube totally ruined the message.....not. he just want to show as many people as he could
ShadowSoul900 1 month ago 3
@ShadowSoul900 right.... by using the very medium he is preaching against. you don't see the irony?
melburn21 1 month ago
@melburn21 I agree with you to some extent but it's also the motives behind the move. he may have created an account to share it with the world as Youtube is "viral" capital but he may not be using it for the socializing aspect of it which is what he targeted in the first place.
ficklesick 1 month ago
@ficklesick but wouldn't his message have so so much more meaning if he didn't use the internet to spread it. Its difficult, but not impossible.
melburn21 1 month ago
@melburn21 true. I agree. it would be expensive to reach the world over without the internet. Say how long would it take to reach the Caribbean? Since it is a technological world we live in, I guess this would have to do...
ficklesick 1 month ago
@melburn21 He's just making a good point... That we don't have to b SO dependent on electronics.
ersaamen 1 month ago
@ersaamen his point would have been stronger had he not proved the effectiveness of youtube and his need for it to spread his message...
melburn21 1 month ago
@melburn21 I think you are purposely making this more complicating than it is. He is clearly done with his 90 day experiment, and unfortunately for "the world in which we live", most of us will only find out about something by watching youtube, including you and me. only a small percentage of us will actually want to read it in a physical newspaper.
jnyerere 1 month ago 3
@jnyerere lets say he is 100% successful, and everyone begins to use technology less. The guy thinks to himself "wow... this worked SO well!" so he makes a new YouTube video about how to achieve peace on earth and nobody watches it. can you not see the irony that he is trying to get people to stop using the medium that he is hoping as many people watch as possible??
melburn21 1 month ago
@melburn21 I think you are being hard on him for no reason. Logically speaking, no young people would know about his journey if he decided to use a non-technological medium.
jnyerere 1 month ago
@melburn21 Or maybe hes trying to reach his target audience
ericmiddleton621 1 month ago
@ericmiddleton621 would you write a song to tell music lovers that songs suck? only if you were being ironic.
melburn21 1 month ago
@melburn21 That's not an exact comparison. Its more like hanging out in a bar and warning patrons about the effects of alcohol.
ericmiddleton621 1 month ago
@melburn21
I don't think he is trying to start a 'anti social networking and media campaign', he wanted to have a change in his life and he did. Of course if he didn't document this, then no one would see what he did except himself. However, the point is he wanted people to see how is life changed and what kind of an experience it was, so the only way to share his experience, obviously, is put in on a social network. Your looking to deep into it I think...
dirtybearcubFTW 1 month ago
@dirtybearcubFTW thats like living life without music... discovering that your ear drums feel better, then writing a song about it so everyone knows. Classic Irony.
melburn21 1 month ago
Good for you. I am quite proud of my cell phone that is so old I can't even use it to take pictures -- its a phone. Amazing huh? Oh an I am using a desktop that is only 2 yrs old (eeeck!) but my monitor is a good 10 yrs old -- its a classic, i don't want to give it up.
Life is for living. I don't know how people miss that. I get laid more just by walking to the grocery store and saying hi than stuck inside a device. If you are on a train make eye contact and say hi -- it works.
gisforgary 1 month ago
awesome. but its a thing to do on the vacations....because there is no way to work/study without be ''conected'' in these days
DeborahAPS 1 month ago
Thumbs up if you went to the link at 1:01 :)
mrblueberry97 1 month ago 3
@mrblueberry97 Does it even work? watch?v=YvugP9x3YBG
GmasterRED 1 month ago
@mrblueberry97 whats the link?
Pheeelupwashere 1 month ago
and it takes a 20-something white dude to tell us this? maybe it's revolutionary for you to do this, but the vast majority of the world lives this way already.
andysou05 1 month ago
Awesome!! I'm going to guess reading is on your list of things to do. And I mean a book with paper pages, not an ibook or kindle book. Check out Writing Down Your Soul by Janet Conner. It will deepen your life even more.
wysiwia 1 month ago
@wysiwia i think kindle is great for light reading on your commute, other than that it all falls apart. kids are being forced to use virtual books in school now, and its proving a challenge that education wasn't ready for. your brain triggers memories from a physical book so when you need to find that statistics formula or how many teeth Juliet's nurse had its a whole lot easier with a physical book.
gisforgary 1 month ago
it's rather ironic that this is on the internet.
vissagan 1 month ago
@vissagan no shit dumbass
dragon909boi 1 month ago
Wish socialization will be as b4!
Newmenrous 1 month ago
Very inspirational :D
Phriendship 1 month ago
Very inspirational. Probably one of the best videos I've seen on Youtube.
IndependentStorm 1 month ago
I need my phone to stay in contact with family but other then that i could live without internet and texting because i don't have anything other than a yahoo account for email.
TravisTinkle 1 month ago
love this song.
MalynLaReina 1 month ago
when he said "i know exatctle what youre going to say"....my rsponse was....I AM JEALOUS...i want to try it
kuano2010 1 month ago
very nice man, impressive
youknow.... I hadn't had a cellphone till I was 18, but I choose to do it that way
I don't use twitter, facebook or any other, because I don't like to sell myself
and basicly, julian assange is right when he says we are being spied on those...
I think it's a great prospect, I could to great things with all that time;)
but it's isolating in some way....
ikkenienwel 1 month ago
GREAT JOB! Very impressive. That what everyone need to see this and I just put up the video on my facebook wall for all of my friends to see for themselves. I got sick and tired of hanging out with some of my friends included my little sister who had their eyes on their phone in the entire time. I said to myself they are really missing out a lot of great opportunity and adventurous out there.
jlynnhazel 1 month ago
This inspired me even though im only 15, and dont have a job and dont really need to connect, im reallly addicted to twitter, facebook and text so i think im gonna stop that for 3 months as well until school ends. im gonna start monday for sure, and when i mean something i do it .
MelinaJolie29 1 month ago
@MelinaJolie29 good for you, i am not going to say techology is all bad, i like my phone as a phone. i also like to leave it at home when i do daily routine stuff. People in the store talking instead of paying attention to the cashier are a pet peeve.
I think more than just qutting technology find ways to reconnect to the real world. Go to the park and walk around and say hi to everyone you meet. I was just walking home from the grocery store today and met a really awesome neighbor.
gisforgary 1 month ago