Not bad for propaganda. The method displayed in the article is the assumption that "of course" we'll spend and consume endlessly all the junk they're pushing, by definition and without any self control. So occasionally, while still being mindless eaters most of the time, we could as an ascetic experiment disconnect, oh but only temporarily, maybe as a BSDM thing to feel the pain and the joy of reconnecting.<p>My solution is better and cheaper. Tried facebook for six months OMG what a time sink and minimal/zero return, deleted account. I don't need a "sabbath manifesto" or a momentary mental escape, I have a permanent escape to a FB free world. The real world really is pretty nice, come and join me out here!<p>"TV time became a controlled endeavor because, otherwise, it would consume every waking moment."<p>Um, no, it wouldn't, not for mentally healthy people. Clearly I don't have an addictive personality. As a financially well off adult I most certainly could spend endless hours a day watching TV if I wanted. I don't need permission from my mom, and I can easily afford it. I don't because its highly addictive, yet fairly boring, and doesn't have much of a return on investment other than the addiction itself. The analogy with facebook and other social media as discussed in the article is obvious... People with a severe addiction problem don't need to read a "sabbath manifesto" as the article suggests, or occasionally meditate. That just leads to a microscopically better read, somewhat better rested, hard core addict. They need treatment, medication. Its like telling a heavy heroin addict in a very condescending tone that all they really need to do is read one bible verse a day and it'll fix itself, and once in a while they should wait 15 minutes before getting high, just to appreciate better the feeling of being high or the trip of experiencing something unusual for them aka real life.