David Pierce

I don't know that I had a individual specific moment so much as kind of a collection of things over time, right? I think the story you hear from people a lot is like my five-year-old kid came up to me and said, dad, why do you love your phone more than me? And that was the moment I decided. And my kid is two, so he's like not aware enough to know to say that to me yet.

I don't know that I had a individual specific moment so much as kind of a collection of things over time, right? I think the story you hear from people a lot is like my five-year-old kid came up to me and said, dad, why do you love your phone more than me? And that was the moment I decided. And my kid is two, so he's like not aware enough to know to say that to me yet.

I'm sure that's coming, but I haven't really had moments like that. But I think one moment I think back to a lot was several years ago, my wife and I got, asked on this very last minute vacation. My friend Jason was like, I'm going to the Sequoia National Forest for the weekend, do you want to come? We were just like, cool, big house in the Sequoia National Forest, sounds awesome, let's go.

I'm sure that's coming, but I haven't really had moments like that. But I think one moment I think back to a lot was several years ago, my wife and I got, asked on this very last minute vacation. My friend Jason was like, I'm going to the Sequoia National Forest for the weekend, do you want to come? We were just like, cool, big house in the Sequoia National Forest, sounds awesome, let's go.

I'm sure that's coming, but I haven't really had moments like that. But I think one moment I think back to a lot was several years ago, my wife and I got, asked on this very last minute vacation. My friend Jason was like, I'm going to the Sequoia National Forest for the weekend, do you want to come? We were just like, cool, big house in the Sequoia National Forest, sounds awesome, let's go.

We had no idea what we were getting into, we just showed up. It turned out we got to this place and it had no connectivity of any kind. They had a backup satellite Internet thing, basically in case of horrific emergency. But there was a Post-it note on the router that was like, if you use this, we'll charge you $50. Oh, wow. So we just all decided, like, we're not going to be online at all.

We had no idea what we were getting into, we just showed up. It turned out we got to this place and it had no connectivity of any kind. They had a backup satellite Internet thing, basically in case of horrific emergency. But there was a Post-it note on the router that was like, if you use this, we'll charge you $50. Oh, wow. So we just all decided, like, we're not going to be online at all.

We had no idea what we were getting into, we just showed up. It turned out we got to this place and it had no connectivity of any kind. They had a backup satellite Internet thing, basically in case of horrific emergency. But there was a Post-it note on the router that was like, if you use this, we'll charge you $50. Oh, wow. So we just all decided, like, we're not going to be online at all.

And the three days I spent not looking at my phone, not looking at screens, just like... sitting around a fire with my friends was the single most rejuvenating vacation I have ever had in my life. That's not hyperbole. I felt like a different person at the end of that weekend, which doesn't normally happen at the end of a weekend. So I'm like, okay, maybe there's something to...

And the three days I spent not looking at my phone, not looking at screens, just like... sitting around a fire with my friends was the single most rejuvenating vacation I have ever had in my life. That's not hyperbole. I felt like a different person at the end of that weekend, which doesn't normally happen at the end of a weekend. So I'm like, okay, maybe there's something to...

And the three days I spent not looking at my phone, not looking at screens, just like... sitting around a fire with my friends was the single most rejuvenating vacation I have ever had in my life. That's not hyperbole. I felt like a different person at the end of that weekend, which doesn't normally happen at the end of a weekend. So I'm like, okay, maybe there's something to...

screen-free stuff.

screen-free stuff.

screen-free stuff.

I think your point about the internet being a place, I think is exactly the right one. Like, I think you and I are about the same age. Do you remember having like a computer room growing up? Like, was there a place in your house where the computer was? I think about the computer room

I think your point about the internet being a place, I think is exactly the right one. Like, I think you and I are about the same age. Do you remember having like a computer room growing up? Like, was there a place in your house where the computer was? I think about the computer room

I think your point about the internet being a place, I think is exactly the right one. Like, I think you and I are about the same age. Do you remember having like a computer room growing up? Like, was there a place in your house where the computer was? I think about the computer room

I'm assuming you had a computer room. Oh, we definitely had a computer room. It was also, it was the den where the couch and the TV were because my parents were very deliberate about that. basically making sure that you couldn't use the computer in private. Which, you know, fair. I was a 12-year-old boy who had just discovered how the internet worked.

I'm assuming you had a computer room. Oh, we definitely had a computer room. It was also, it was the den where the couch and the TV were because my parents were very deliberate about that. basically making sure that you couldn't use the computer in private. Which, you know, fair. I was a 12-year-old boy who had just discovered how the internet worked.

I'm assuming you had a computer room. Oh, we definitely had a computer room. It was also, it was the den where the couch and the TV were because my parents were very deliberate about that. basically making sure that you couldn't use the computer in private. Which, you know, fair. I was a 12-year-old boy who had just discovered how the internet worked.