Musings from Reconnect
Written by students living it.
Reflections on attention, technology, loneliness, and opting out.

Social Solutions for Social Media
We’re tired of rotting, but deleting is hard. Community makes it better.

The Personal Responsibility Argument: How Meta Keeps Dodging Regulation—and How to Stop It
Whistleblower reports, causal academic research, and the company’s own internal documents all make clear that Meta is harming our society, and we should probably do something about it.

On Keeping It Real in a Virtual World
What My Tech-Free Childhood Gave Me

A Campus Full of Waiting Rooms
I didn’t come to Stanford to learn content.

Social Media Stole My Time. I Took It Back.
Social media, specifically Instagram, consumed my life. Disconnecting through deletion allowed me to reconnect with reality.

Wake up! You’re late for the rest of your life!
How getting off social media changed my perception of myself, others, and every magnificently ordinary day.

No One Cares About Your Instagram
The illusion of being seen & the freedom of disappearing.

Why Reconnect?
It is not too late for the forgotten generation
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