Alternative Lifestyle Practices:Negative Freedom and Positive Construction in Digital Minimalism
Digital minimalism has garnered significant attention in recent years as a digital lifestyle that has sparked broad social discussion at both theoretical and practical levels.The emergence of digital minimalism as a lifestyle practice is rooted in a tangible contemporary reality:digital technologies are profoundly transforming the world,including the mental world of individuals.While these technologies bring convenience and efficiency to daily life,they impose substantial psychological burdens and stress.In response to the psychological distress caused by a technology-driven society,theorists across various disciplines have engaged in social critique,offering theoretical perspectives that resonate with the practice of digital minimalism.Reflections from the acceleration theory,the theory of the burnout society,the philosophy of technology,and affective sociology reveal that the existential conditions in a digital society,along with the mental states of individuals,necessitate a path to liberation,with digital minimalism representing one such pathway.Digital minimalism advocates for the moderate and reasonable use of digital technologies,focusing on the protection of individuals'mental well-being.Digital minimalists seek to alleviate the psychological strain of digital life by employing strategies such as digital decluttering and the proactive establishment of personal technology boundaries.As a method of lifestyle practice,digital minimalism safeguards and actualizes individuals'negative freedom while recognizing new rights in the digital age.Moreover,digital minimalism represents a deeper inquiry into values,reflecting an ethical and spiritual engagement with the pursuit of a virtuous digital life.Practitioners of digital minimalism view it as a more advanced and profound form of media literacy,reflecting people's deep understanding of how the social application of media technology affects individuals'inner world,and demonstrating a heightened awareness of their negative freedom-freedom from the harms of technology.In this sense,the practice of digital minimalism holds significant implications for social construction:establishing appropriate boundaries and order for the digital world and providing reasonable values and ethical foundations for digital life.
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