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As homesteaders, we often deal with the tension of technology and how to live an old-fashioned life while still keeping one foot in the modern world. It’s no small feat and a constant juggling act… so what if you could opt-out completely? What would that look like? Is it even possible?
My guest today has done exactly that. Erin Loechner is the founder of the global tech-free movement, The Opt-Out Family. She has a compelling story and uses the strategies of the algorithms to help folks’ become more engaged with the real world. I LOVED her perspective and came away so inspired after this convo. I know you will too!
Podcast Episode Highlights
- Erin’s background and how they became an opt-out family
- How some algorithms that are very harmful to us
- What Erin’s family looks like now as a low-tech family
- Adjustments and resistance to becoming a low-tech family
- The dangers of completely trusting the “authority” of the internet
- Creative ways to stop using the phone so much
- The concept of strewing…
- Boredom and over-stimulation
- Talking about hormesis
- The argument about it being a privilege to opt out of technology
- Encouragement if you also want to opt out
Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Episode:
Learn more about Erin Loechner here: https://www.optoutfamily.com/
Learn more about Air Doctor here: airdoctorpro.com
- Use code HOMESTEAD to save up to $300 on your air doctor system
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More Deep Thoughts on Modernity:
- We Stopped Watching TV for 6 Months. This is What Happened (podcast episode)
- Are the Old Ways Gone Forever? (podcast episode)
- Rethinking an Old-Fashioned Life with Rory Feek (podcast episode)
- The Cost of Cheap Information (blog article)