Episode #142- Life With No Internet

About this episode

This episode explores a hypothetical world without the internet and its impact on attention spans and mental health.

Imagine a world where the internet never existed. No endless scrolling, no notifications buzzing in your pocket, no rabbit holes that start with a recipe and end with a conspiracy about lizard people. In this episode, we explore what life might look like if humanity never built the digital web that now connects everything. Would our attention spans be longer? Would mental health be stronger without the constant comparison and information overload? We also dive into how travel, communication, ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Ash, Lynn

Topics covered

• internet
• mental health
• communication
• travel
• attention span
• comparison

Keywords

• internet
• mental health
• attention span
• communication
• travel

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