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That's a possibility, for sure.

I could/should have added 'books'—good old quality print books. They won't go anywhere, and no corporation will be able to delete them because of licensing issue and no one will be able to edit them in order to 'improve their content' by making it fit whatever trend/hysteria. And those books will stay unchanged no matter if less and less people are interested in reading or are even able to read.

My fountain pens (one was already inherited from my grand father).

To delete them, I would first need to install them. Maybe I should do that? Or maybe not, as I don't think they're worth wasting my time (and my peace of mind). Beside digital ID, password manager, financial apps, my cloud (Filen.io) and a chess app, + the taxi app, I have nothing installed on my phone. Not even the email is active. I used to listen to podcast but even that I removed.

I use a few of the service listed but only on my computer, containerized in Firefox. So they and their constant tracking can go f.omething themselves ;)

If I was to really start using my smartphone, I would stop using my iPhone (which I consider less insecure privacy-wise than vanilla Android, but far from being private enough) and would buy one of the /e/ powered smartphone available. I purchased one for my spouse a few years ago and it's still working great. Worth mentioning she is like me with her phone and don't do much with it, but all the apps she needs (for work, finance, and stuff) are working fine.

A What if I could restart my life from scratch using a magical wand of some sort situation, or something more realistic like 'I change country/name/job'?

Please, don't be sorry. I'm real glad you gave it a shot and participated in the community (thx!). There is no requirement to be a devoted journaler to participate. Also, maybe later you will to give another try, who knows?

BTW, if your realization is something you would like to discuss more do not hesitate to do it there too. Not enjoying keeping a journal is 100% legit, no matter the reasons, and I'm pretty sure it could be interesting to discuss it with others.

I have not seen the series but looking at the trailer, albeit with some reserve I wouldn't mind giving it a chance. That said, I also consider the movie adaptation an incredible piece. So, that series would be against some tough competition here.

BTW, it's worth noting that I loved Let The Right One In. A difficult and daring movie that took me so much by surprise I then read the novel. A movie I would not suggest to anyone without first getting to know them a little better and what they may appreciate (and not appreciate) in a movie.

I’m definitely interested in getting out of my routine.

That's a great thing to do, imho ;)

Wishing you to get better soon

I’m not much of a reader, though I would like to get into the Star Wars lore. I had not even thought of that, thanks! 🙂

You're welcome ;)

Do you have any recommendations for what to read?

I don't know what you like so it's a bit like i I asked you what should I eat tonight?

Imho, if you want to give Star Wars a try that's a good starting point. I don't know now much about Star Wars so I'm probably not the person you should ask. I do love scifi though and among my favorite authors I would say Ubik, by Philip K. Dick (the guy was the inspiration for films ranging from Matrix to Blade Runner, and many others). It's fun, it's not too hard to read and it's not too long either. And it's at least as pertinent today as it was when it was written in the 60s.

That said, allow me one advice if you're not used to reading: don't be afraid to not like and not finish a book. That's OK. You have no obligation to.
I read a lot and I never hesitate to quit reading a book I don't like. Also, I know that my tastes can change (I now love books I hated when I was a kid or a teen, or even a young adult). The Ubik book I suggested is not a difficult read, but you may also not like it at all, and that's fine. Just look for something else to read ;)

The number of subscribers has reached 311 Still very little participation in !journaling@sh.itjust.works , we're slowly getting close to a hundred more subscribers since the day I started trying to revive the community (which is great). But there is very little participation (quality content, but still very little).

I realize it's a niche community but I do wonder what I could do differently to encourage more people to post so the community would really start to feel alive instead of being kept on life support, like I feel it is now.

That said, I'm in no hurry so I'll keep on regularly posting only less often than I was doing—seeing how things are not moving much I reckon there is not much use in me keeping posting stuff every few days, and not even once every week.

Not much into cocks, but I can hardly resist saying I like looking at your cock(s) ;)

Seriously, nice drawings.

There is no book you wanted to read?

the fourth one.

I mean, come on is it that hard to at least give us some context? What you're looking for in your next phone, why you're hesitating? Stuff like that so, you know, we can at least try to guess what kind of answer you may be looking for ;)