Five years ago, when Covid started, I had a Netflix subscription and when feeling lonely, I was able to binge-watch series. Late 2020 I received a family membership invite to YouTube and an AppleTV, which have changed my life. I switched to binge-watching YouTube. Often times just spending time on the sofa all day long and watching. In the beginning, I must admit, I learned a lot. YouTube showed me things I hadn’t discovered, yet. But this has changed. I noticed that recommendations only happen inside my bubble. Still I continued watching. My 49″ tv made it easy, together with that freaking awesome remote control of the AppleTV. From time to time I’d watch a movie on TV+ or Netflix, but YouTube was my go-to App.
Today, I removed my tv entirely, together with the 2.1 stereo speaker setup and the AppleTV, rearranged my living room in a way that it’s no longer tv centered and worked on arranging my hue lights.
I also downloaded a shared bike app, so I can move a little more. Not gonna happen during 30 Celsius which we have at the moment, though, but definitely gonna try to make that a habit.
My living room lacks a comfy chair and a huge reading light now, but that’s to come.
Here’s a view on what it looks like, now:
In case you don’t get the reference of the title:
Oh, life is bigger
It’s bigger than this screen and you are not me
The lengths that I would go to
The distance in your glow
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I set it up
That’s me in the corner
That’s me in the spotlight
Losing my addiction
Trying to keep up with you
And I don’t know if I can do it
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I haven’t said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
But that was just a stream
That was just a screen
Every whisper
Of every late-night autoplay is haunting
I’m choosing now to move on
Resisting all your calls
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I set it up
Consider this
Consider this: the hint of the century
Consider this: the app removed from my TV
What if all these days
Just played out like a blur
Now I’m biking through the rain
And walking in the sun
[Chorus]
I thought that I heard me breathing
I thought that I found my feet
I think I thought I saw me try
But that was just a phase
That was just a cage
Just a stage…
That’s me with my freedom
That’s me in the spotlight
Losing my addiction
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