{"id":616,"date":"2023-03-24T20:26:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T11:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/?post_type=webzine&#038;p=616"},"modified":"2023-09-06T15:53:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T06:53:40","slug":"slow-down-internet-20230324","status":"publish","type":"webzine","link":"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/webzine\/slow-down-internet-20230324\/","title":{"rendered":"We Must \u2018Slow Down\u2019 the Internet! Here\u2019s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The world is getting consumed by the internet and life has become scarily more virtual. In a symposium on working styles called Tokyo Work Design Week (TWDW), critic Tsunehiro Uno elaborates on how the real world is approaching the internet and how it is time to slow the internet down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With each passing day, along with the significant increase in internet speed (5G and more), our internet usage speed is also running rapidly. In other words, we are now living in the times of fast internet which has literally brought the world to the palm of our hands. But experts believe that this \u201cfast internet\u201d might be going a little too fast and that it might become more harmful than useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a>How Fast is Too Fast?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-wm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet7-1024x696.jpg\" alt=\"why fast internet is harmful \" class=\"wp-image-625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet7-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet7-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet7-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet7.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"kbl-internal-link \"><div class=\"wp-embed wp-embed-own post-590 webzine type-webzine status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-article tag-cat tag-leadership tag-personality tag-workstyle pickup-pickup block-edited\">\n\n\t<p class=\"wp-embed-also-read\">\n\t\t<span>Related Article<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-embed-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-featured-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/p01_organization_cat-300x214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/p01_organization_cat-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/p01_organization_cat-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/p01_organization_cat-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/p01_organization_cat.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-embed-heading\">Are you the \u201cCat\u201d Personality in your Organization?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-embed-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2023.03.03\">2023.03.03<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>On Japan\u2019s \u201cLabor Thanksgiving Day\u201d every November, the Tokyo Work Design Week (TWDW), a symposium on working styles, is held over a seven-day period. TWDW 2021, which marks the 9th anniversary of the event, was held online for 7 days in a row with the theme \u201cLearn to Work Like a Cat.\u201d The overarching theme [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-embed-link btn btn-sm btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/webzine\/cat-personality-organization-20230303\/\" target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Continue reading Are you the \u201cCat\u201d Personality in your Organization?\">\n\t\t\t\tRead Article\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<footer class=\"wp-embed-footer\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-site-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\" target=\"_top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/cropped-wm-icon-32x32.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/cropped-wm-icon-150x150.png 2x\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-embed-site-icon\" \/><span>WORK MILL ENGLISH<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to Mr. Uno, the internet today makes us respond to the flow of information like a final act. It is a game of mutual praise where we try to increase our followers and get more retweets and likes. There is almost no incentive to suggest solutions to problems when they arise or to constructively re-examine the issues themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, topics that have already become overwhelming on our timelines present only three options: support, oppose, or laugh scornfully. Opinions no longer circulate among people. And these three patterns are the fastest way to earn reactions from people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uno emphasizes that today\u2019s internet is too fast, to begin with. Most people will read in the news a timeline of what happened, but they won\u2019t investigate the background of that information or related articles. In other words, we are being synchronized through the power of a global platform, swept along at a very fast pace, and we are no longer thinking deeply about things. Consequently, diversity is being lost in our informational society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-wm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/day5-3.png\" alt=\" Tsunehiro Uno\" class=\"wp-image-624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/day5-3.png 900w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/day5-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/day5-3-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption> Tsunehiro Uno is on the right in the screen capture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why Mr. Uno started a movement to use the internet slowly. To start, he launched \u201cMononome\u201d, a unique web magazine that completely ignores the current timeline. It is updated regularly with 10-20,000 characters long, high-quality articles which people can\u2019t reflexively react to on their smartphones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, no matter how hard you try, a web magazine is still read one article at a time. If you read a physical magazine for a specific article, other articles will also catch your eye. As part of the \u2018Slow Internet Approach\u2019, Mononome was launched as a physical magazine in order to have people expand their perspectives through forced chance encounters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a>Bookstores vs. Amazon &#8211; Fighting for Authentic Experiences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-wm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet6-1024x557.jpg\" alt=\"Bookstores\" class=\"wp-image-622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet6-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet6-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet6-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet6.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"kbl-internal-link \"><div class=\"wp-embed wp-embed-own post-455 webzine type-webzine status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-article tag-circular-economy tag-craftmanship tag-creativity tag-sustainability pickup-pickup block-edited\">\n\n\t<p class=\"wp-embed-also-read\">\n\t\t<span>Related Article<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-embed-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-featured-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/ph01_nosigner2-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/ph01_nosigner2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/ph01_nosigner2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/ph01_nosigner2.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-embed-heading\">Creativity Drives Society Towards Sustainability &#8211; Eisuke Tachikawa (NOSIGNER)<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-embed-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2022.06.24\">2022.06.24<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>NOSIGNER embodies the possibilities of social design across different fields, such as product, architecture, and graphic design. The company has engaged in co-creation with various companies and local governments through projects such as \u201cDisaster Preparedness Tokyo,\u201d a manual to help prepare for disasters, and the social distancing signage \u201cSOCIAL HARMONY.\u201d NOSIGNER has now opened a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-embed-link btn btn-sm btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/webzine\/eisuke-tachikawa-sustainability-creativity-20220624\/\" target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Continue reading Creativity Drives Society Towards Sustainability &#8211; Eisuke Tachikawa (NOSIGNER)\">\n\t\t\t\tRead Article\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<footer class=\"wp-embed-footer\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-site-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\" target=\"_top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/cropped-wm-icon-32x32.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/cropped-wm-icon-150x150.png 2x\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-embed-site-icon\" \/><span>WORK MILL ENGLISH<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Uno says that it is his own resistance movement. He explains that in the 2010s, there was a phrase \u201cmobility revolution\u201d when people were mobilized by SNS in the real world outside the internet. The Arab Spring is one example, as are idol handshake events, summer festivals, and Instagram. \u201cSome people called it the \u201crestoration of rights\u201d, but I don\u2019t think that was the case.\u201d, he adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason is that those who were mobilized by SNS only saw the hashtag they were looking for. They looked at their smartphones in transit without seeing all the things on the street they could have interacted with, going headlong and with pinpoint accuracy to their destination. The decade called the \u201cmobilization revolution\u201d was actually a decade where the real world was contaminated by SNS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bookstores are a good representation of this. These days, most bookstores look at Amazon rankings when they set up their sales floor. Although there are many places where some conscientious staff members take it upon themselves to go beyond their duties and resist this trend, it\u2019s hard to completely reverse it. Even places like bookstores are contaminated by this global platform. If every bookstore arranges its books according to Amazon\u2019s ranking, then it would be more convenient to just buy on Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uno further explains, \u201cI think that bookstores should be spaces where one can encounter unintended things. \u201cMononome\u201d is self-distributed, and such products will inevitably bring unique characters to one\u2019s bookshelves. I wanted to teach readers to truly feel the value of buying a book at a bookstore, which is why I chose not to sell the magazine on Amazon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a>A Community Created Because of Cats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-wm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet4-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Cat\u2019s eye View\" class=\"wp-image-618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet4-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet4-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet4.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first issue of \u201cMononome\u201d, there\u2019s a page titled \u201cA Cat\u2019s-eye View\u201d, which touches on the similar \u201cbug\u2019s-eye view\u201d and \u201cbird\u2019s-eye view\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to re-examine human-created city spaces from the perspectives of non-human plants and animals, Mr. Uno walked around cities and saw things from a cat\u2019s perspective, thus gaining the cat\u2019s-eye view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uno explains, \u201cI observed an area where cat owners came to abandon their cats, who then became semi-neighborhood cats. They were originally stray cats, but soon cat lovers would come &amp; feed them, have them spayed and neutered, and take them to the hospital if they got sick. The cat lovers just became a loose team, not quite a community, just to look after the cats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, the people weren\u2019t actually interested in each other. But in order to take care of the cats, they had to form a strong partnership, and as a result, they came to respect each other greatly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\">How the Internet Changed Shibuya<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-wm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Internet Changed Shibuya\" class=\"wp-image-619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Explaining the example of urbanization &amp; the penetration of the internet in the Japanese city of Shibuya, Mr. Uno describes how the internet has drastically changed the way people lived in cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says, \u201cShibuya was once an organically formed town where people could enjoy walking around, but it seems as though high-rise buildings are constantly lining the streets, growing ever upwards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shibuya in the 80s and 90s was a town of youths, who were the main players in the consumer culture, as well as the epicenter of the street subculture. There was no internet at that time, and you had to go out in the town to buy anything. You would encounter miscellaneous things which you hadn\u2019t been looking for. You might go to buy some clothes but happen to see a pair of shoes that you like and buy them. Basically, people expanded their worlds through consumption, and that was highly praised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Uno emphasizes that in the modern days, however, people are not looking for objects, instead, they want to share experiences. They share their Check-Ins on Facebook for popular events. It is no longer cool to go into town to buy material objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, because the internet can be used on personal devices, people can go directly to their destinations, which have all been swallowed up by station buildings optimized for people to complete their tasks. Things have shifted completely from street to tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-wm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Shibuya \" class=\"wp-image-620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/internet3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"kbl-internal-link \"><div class=\"wp-embed wp-embed-own post-494 webzine type-webzine status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-article tag-community tag-society tag-urban-design tag-wellbeing pickup-pickup block-edited\">\n\n\t<p class=\"wp-embed-also-read\">\n\t\t<span>Related Article<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-embed-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-featured-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/ph01_2shizenkan-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/ph01_2shizenkan-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/ph01_2shizenkan-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/ph01_2shizenkan.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-embed-heading\">Protect the Commons &#8211; Tomoyoshi Noda(Shizenkan University)<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-embed-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2022.08.25\">2022.08.25<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This article is reprinted from the business magazine &#8220;WORK MILL with Forbes JAPAN EXTRA ISSUE \u2013 FUTURE IS NOW&#8221; (2020\/06).&nbsp; The Graduate School of Leadership and Innovation Shizenkan University promotes the education of 22nd century business leaders. Tomoyoshi Noda, who has taught at various international business schools such as London Business School and graduate business [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-embed-link btn btn-sm btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/webzine\/shizenkan-noda-commons-20220825\/\" target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Continue reading Protect the Commons &#8211; Tomoyoshi Noda(Shizenkan University)\">\n\t\t\t\tRead Article\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<footer class=\"wp-embed-footer\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-site-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\" target=\"_top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/cropped-wm-icon-32x32.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/cropped-wm-icon-150x150.png 2x\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-embed-site-icon\" \/><span>WORK MILL ENGLISH<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>He adds, \u201cThe streets used to be places where miscellaneous things were scattered randomly, allowing people to expose themselves to chance encounters. But they have changed into a world where we search online for something and are guided to effectively absorb what we planned on getting from the beginning. Now when you come to Shibuya, you can complete all your errands at Hikarie, Stream, and Scramble Square and then go home. This is not limited to Shibuya in Tokyo; similar things are happening all across Japan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a>How to Save Your Mind from Fast Internet?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Answering a question about any other options to slow the internet down besides initiatives like Mononome, Mr. Uno says people should be more interested in the world around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He continues, \u201cI want to establish a solid channel there. It\u2019s just like someone who is completely uninterested in things within a 500-meter radius of their home\u2014what kinds of bugs are there, what kinds of buildings are there, what kind of history\u2014even if that person goes traveling abroad, they won\u2019t gain anything from it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Uno, if someone can\u2019t think about their own real life, it\u2019s like they\u2019re just viewing the world as a fantasy world. Humans must consider things in our immediate vicinity while also training for the ability to adapt to larger issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-wm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/callum-shaw-xHNcjqTlk6E-unsplash-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Benefit of reading book\" class=\"wp-image-621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/callum-shaw-xHNcjqTlk6E-unsplash-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/callum-shaw-xHNcjqTlk6E-unsplash-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/callum-shaw-xHNcjqTlk6E-unsplash-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/callum-shaw-xHNcjqTlk6E-unsplash-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/callum-shaw-xHNcjqTlk6E-unsplash-2048x1357.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/callum-shaw-xHNcjqTlk6E-unsplash-1600x1060.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To think deliberately about things in our lives in order to distance ourselves from the internet, we also need to forget about getting \u201cLikes\u201d from those around us. It\u2019s not good to have too much interest in seeking affirmation from others. We look too much at other people\u2019s countenances without facing the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We should forget the eyes of others and re-examine what we can gain from the things around us. We should forget current fads, what famous people say, and everything like that for a while. For humans, it has become increasingly important to secure the time to start thinking internally from basic principles again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uno further states that the real world has become quite contaminated by the internet, so it\u2019s become quite fast. He says, \u201cThat\u2019s why, rather than talking about the real world, I\u2019m focusing on people\u2019s mental state. 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