When I felt saw this week's Digi-prompts, my immediate thought was -there's no way I could survive without my phone. No way. I panic when it's on 10% battery. No music, no Hive, no chats, no Google to ask random questions? Honestly, the idea felt like punishment.
Staying somewhere with no signal, no WiFi, no digital anything, no voice notes, no random scrolling to pass the awkwardness of being alone with my thoughts, it sounds like a horror movie.
I know people romanticise the idea of going off-grid, but I think I'd go a little mad. At least at first.
The first thing I'd do is search everywhere for a device. Flip the mattress, open drawers, check under rugs. There's no way I'd accept the silence quietly. I'd probably try to 'logically' explain it, like maybe I was dreaming. Or kidnapped. Or dumped into some wilderness experiment. My brain would spiral, fast.
But once all the searching and shouting was done -and I was realised no one was coming and nothing was connected- I think the silence would hit differently. Not peaceful, not right away. Just heavy. Thick. The kind of silence 🔕 that makes you feel your heartbeat more than you want to.
And yet, I imagine that slowly, I'd settle.
Because what choice would I have?
I'd probably start humming, talking to myself, walking in circles. I'd observe things I normally wouldn't even glance at -tree bark, shadows, the movement of clouds. And when the urge to check a notification or scroll through someone's story came, I'd have to sit with the discomfort instead of avoiding it.
What would I miss most?
Conversations. The quick "are you awake?" Chats. The "look at this meme, it's so you" kind of love from my Best Girl. I'd miss knowing I was reachable. That someone could find if they needed to.
But what would surprise me?
That the world would keep spinning without me. That nobody would break down because I wasn't online. That the quiet could feel like a kind of safety instead of punishment.
I always thought I'd fall apart with constant connection. But maybe, just maybe, I'd find something else in the stillness -like the version of me that doesn't need to perform or reply or post. Just one who exist
That's both comforting.... and terrifying
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This got me so solemn. Like finding safety in the rarest of situations.
That’s so cool.
A magnificent piece of writing, I must say.
Thanks. You're so kind with your words 💛
Honestly, that could feel terrifying at the beginning, maybe a few weeks even, the panic could set in at first. But like you said, in such a moment, in that stillness you could find something within yourself, something deeper. See that picking of phone to check notifications and all that, it would be difficult to adapt and the connection physically even with people.
This all feels like the “Lost” series experience, you'll surely adjust with time.
a day without connection seems like it would be hard. I agree, this is a natural expression when knowing that our surroundings are foreign, I can imagine everything