Erik L. Midtsveen<p>Soon, I’ll be throwing away all my desktop computers as well, though I’m keeping my Lenovo Thinkpad around. I hate computers, yet I use them.</p><p>To me, computers are just junk nobody asked for. They’re glowing traps that keep us hooked, scrolling and clicking away our time for endless feeds. No matter the OS or hardware, it’s all distraction from reality.</p><p>Yes, Linux can free us and all that, and even the hardware can be part of that freedom. But the computers themselves remain a circus of junk nobody wanted, a noisy distraction that too often chains us to control and chaos. It’s a digital con, plain and simple.</p><p>Time to unplug the lie and reclaim what’s left of my mind.</p><p>Here are the specs powering this setup:<br>- Intel Core i9-9900K<br>- NVIDIA RTX 2070<br>- Debian GNU/Linux 13<br>- 15.54 GiB Memory<br>- 455.95 GiB Samsung Evo 970</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/@midtsveen/114667230311420733" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">social.linux.pizza/@midtsveen/</span><span class="invisible">114667230311420733</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/TechCriticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCriticism</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DigitalDetox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDetox</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/AntiTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiTech</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ComputersAreJunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputersAreJunk</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Unplug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unplug</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DigitalFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ThinkPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkPad</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/TechSatire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechSatire</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/AntiSocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiSocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/TechDistraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechDistraction</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DigitalWellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalWellness</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a></p>