The addictive, mindless thrill of the Internet is clear: Why work when you can go on email or check the weather? We are, in Eliot’s words, “distracted from distraction by distraction.” With this program, the longest you can be barred from the Internet is eight hours, so the particular freedom it is offering is not crazy or excessive
MediaFuturist: “Can we really unplug?” Great slate piece on the Internet detox trend - and the Freedom app;)

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