I’ve had an iPad mini for all of twelve hours. This post is a collection of my initial impressions. It’s worth noting that I’m not an Apple enthusiast. My only other Apple device is an iPhone 8, and I do most of my computing on Linux. My mini is the entry level Gen 6 model: wifi only with 64 gigs of storage. I also bought the cutest iPad mini case on earth.
My relationship with the internet is changing for the better. But it took some time to get here. Relevant posts: 25 Days of Quitting Twitter No Social Media Club It’s All Just Water For a while, my aversion to “the online” was so strong that I figured I’d need to get offline as much as possible. But these six actions seemed to help me the most: I abstain from ad-supported and/or algorithmically manipulated social media.