Great read! I think avoiding some of these tools is a bit like forcing yourself to hit the gym when you don't want to. It's hard to fight our natural instinct to do the lazier / easier thing even when know it's healthier in the long run.
"This transforms even solitary activities into implicit social interactions. It forces us to maintain awareness of our “observed self” alongside our “experiencing self,” creating a kind of persistent self-consciousness. We become performers in our own lives rather than merely participants."
This is fucking bush league. Imagine telling children they can't go to a game because your schedule can't accommodate the league's greed on short notice...
If Ace Bailey was as good as Ace Bailey thinks he is, we would've drafted Ace Bailey