Monk Mode

The phone is only as smart at the operator

Yes. After the last economic crash the company I worked for went under. I had a good bit saved up and a family owned beach house available with no internet and no cell signals. Within one week of leaving that company my phone broke and I just went without for 6 months. I had no TV, no working radio etc. Just a beach to run on, an ocean to swim in and a shit ton of books.
I eventually got in shape and "cleared my mind". Completely stopped smoking pot and alcohol (for a while after that at least….). Reading a lot I also became much more right wing. I used to be muh civic nationalism muh constitutional conservative. When I left to come back to the (((real world))) is right about the time I found Holla Forums and shortly thereafter Trump announced his candidacy. Except for the JQ I was essentially 'red pilled' before finding Holla Forums because of all the research I did in my down time.

The biggest issue I had was I didn't need to work. If you don't have a regimented schedule and you don't have a need to work it is very easy to goof off and get drunk and high for weeks at a time. After two months of fucking around I finally got my ass in gear and started running every morning, swimming at sunset and reading at least one book per day. Over a year later and I still don't watch TV or use any social media. Feels good man.

so basically you want to take something that is just an action and make it into some stupid hipster statement-lifestyle? I haven't watched TV or movies and played games or gone drinking in like 3 years, nothing really changes that much tbh. a balance is really what is most effective. contrarian-puritanism (as evidenced by the catholic larping) is just as decadent as clubbing because its simply the reaction against clubbing,etc. you don't need to make your life into a statement tbh, just do it and fuck off

But how are you suppose to feel morally superior if you do that

That's basically my strategy for college.

>only TV I watch is the forecast, MDE, and _mlp

I don't really have much to compare it to, but my roommate is trying to do the whole "it's college brah be urself" routine. He's not as big a sperg as me, but he doesn't have the self awareness. He's a quintessential summerfag; talks in memes, generally doesn't know dick about shit. Not a good looker either, a little fat, doesn't have a pleasant voice. As he sees how poorly he is doing he increasingly disturbed. I though am fairly contempt in my solitude. I came here to get a degree, which will please my elders and hopefully raise my market value. I don't have any expectations; just a job to do. A few girls have shown interest, but I'm not going to bother. It certainly isn't a silver bullet, I'm still melancholy, but I'm stable.

Right now I could be partying, but really I don't care. It can be nice to be really alone, just with yourself and God. Frightening at times, but healthy nonetheless. Those that try to escape the silence will inevitably be the worst affected by its clutches.

My routine is similar except I commute to college and I don't go to church because I'll get kicked out by my edgy parents if I do.
My life is lonely as hell

This is great advice to do from time to time. I always find this Heinlein quote pretty viable. Obviously, many are here on Holla Forums because we actually care about what's going on and want to be aware of it all, but you can get too swamped down in it all and forget to even live.

I used to like heinlein until I read farnhams freehold then I realized how much of a boomer CIVIC nationalist cuck he is

On the question of loneliness, remember that the alternatives tend to be quite a bit worse. Most people are just as lonely as you are, but are too dumb or terrified to acknowledge it, and they turn to decadence to distract themselves.

Adding to unplugging, lace up too. At least one weekend a month, if possible, put your boots on and head into the woods. Find something beautiful.

To be fair, he died before the demographic changes were so apparent.