ZipDeer
@zipdeer.bsky.social
Furry musculoskeletal therapist/strength & conditioning dude. Been working in health & performance since '09. Vegan. Guitarist. Brazilian jiujitsu black belt & judo brown belt, wrestling practitioner.
It's not an all or nothing concept!
If there's a crack - you fill it and keep going
We do our best and when we falter we do our best again ❤️
If there's a crack - you fill it and keep going
We do our best and when we falter we do our best again ❤️
November 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It's not an all or nothing concept!
If there's a crack - you fill it and keep going
We do our best and when we falter we do our best again ❤️
If there's a crack - you fill it and keep going
We do our best and when we falter we do our best again ❤️
Give it a go!
Bring paper to doodle and write, music, a book, and all the other things that can provide that distraction without the attention machine grabbing you
Bring paper to doodle and write, music, a book, and all the other things that can provide that distraction without the attention machine grabbing you
November 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Give it a go!
Bring paper to doodle and write, music, a book, and all the other things that can provide that distraction without the attention machine grabbing you
Bring paper to doodle and write, music, a book, and all the other things that can provide that distraction without the attention machine grabbing you
To be fair nothing about No Net November prevents the usage of messaging services to organising meeting your friends to mash bodies
That would still very much be within the rules and spirit of the effort
That would still very much be within the rules and spirit of the effort
November 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
To be fair nothing about No Net November prevents the usage of messaging services to organising meeting your friends to mash bodies
That would still very much be within the rules and spirit of the effort
That would still very much be within the rules and spirit of the effort
So this is my last post, in theory, until December
I'll allow myself one hour for replies to scratch that itch that comes with the notion of "what if someone responds!?"
Then it's commitment time
Let's see how well I do.
See you on the other side, fuzzy friends ❤️
I'll allow myself one hour for replies to scratch that itch that comes with the notion of "what if someone responds!?"
Then it's commitment time
Let's see how well I do.
See you on the other side, fuzzy friends ❤️
November 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
So this is my last post, in theory, until December
I'll allow myself one hour for replies to scratch that itch that comes with the notion of "what if someone responds!?"
Then it's commitment time
Let's see how well I do.
See you on the other side, fuzzy friends ❤️
I'll allow myself one hour for replies to scratch that itch that comes with the notion of "what if someone responds!?"
Then it's commitment time
Let's see how well I do.
See you on the other side, fuzzy friends ❤️
One month is NOT a very long period of time, so if you feel uncomfortable, or even anxious, at the notion of not being able to scroll
Think about what that says about your usage of the internet
We are not built to need this!
You can be entertained through other means!
Give it a try!
Think about what that says about your usage of the internet
We are not built to need this!
You can be entertained through other means!
Give it a try!
November 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
One month is NOT a very long period of time, so if you feel uncomfortable, or even anxious, at the notion of not being able to scroll
Think about what that says about your usage of the internet
We are not built to need this!
You can be entertained through other means!
Give it a try!
Think about what that says about your usage of the internet
We are not built to need this!
You can be entertained through other means!
Give it a try!
I invite anyone who feels the same way, and experiences the same sadness and discomfort with how they have found themselves interacting with internet, and how it's impacted the other aspects of their lives, to join me in that endeavour
Let's see if we can make our internet interaction healthier
Let's see if we can make our internet interaction healthier
November 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I invite anyone who feels the same way, and experiences the same sadness and discomfort with how they have found themselves interacting with internet, and how it's impacted the other aspects of their lives, to join me in that endeavour
Let's see if we can make our internet interaction healthier
Let's see if we can make our internet interaction healthier
So without a hint of irony, and only a little bit of self awareness, I'm announcing here on one of the very attention demanding machines of the internet that I'm talking about
I'm taking this month & doing my VERY BEST to avoid all those parts of the internet
A secular digital lent for my health
I'm taking this month & doing my VERY BEST to avoid all those parts of the internet
A secular digital lent for my health
November 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
So without a hint of irony, and only a little bit of self awareness, I'm announcing here on one of the very attention demanding machines of the internet that I'm talking about
I'm taking this month & doing my VERY BEST to avoid all those parts of the internet
A secular digital lent for my health
I'm taking this month & doing my VERY BEST to avoid all those parts of the internet
A secular digital lent for my health
Which is why I feel that the much healthier and less sex-punishing version of NNN is a useful idea
Time to step away from the stress causing, life manipulating, activity difficulty increasing machine for enough time that you can make it easier to decide how much & which parts you interact with
Time to step away from the stress causing, life manipulating, activity difficulty increasing machine for enough time that you can make it easier to decide how much & which parts you interact with
November 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Which is why I feel that the much healthier and less sex-punishing version of NNN is a useful idea
Time to step away from the stress causing, life manipulating, activity difficulty increasing machine for enough time that you can make it easier to decide how much & which parts you interact with
Time to step away from the stress causing, life manipulating, activity difficulty increasing machine for enough time that you can make it easier to decide how much & which parts you interact with
I love my furry friends and looking at furry art and suits and having a community here
But alas BSky is built from a similar attention demanding and false-satisfaction-drip-feeding material as the rest
ANYTHING with infinite scroll is telling you
"I exist to keep you looking as long as possible"
But alas BSky is built from a similar attention demanding and false-satisfaction-drip-feeding material as the rest
ANYTHING with infinite scroll is telling you
"I exist to keep you looking as long as possible"
November 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I love my furry friends and looking at furry art and suits and having a community here
But alas BSky is built from a similar attention demanding and false-satisfaction-drip-feeding material as the rest
ANYTHING with infinite scroll is telling you
"I exist to keep you looking as long as possible"
But alas BSky is built from a similar attention demanding and false-satisfaction-drip-feeding material as the rest
ANYTHING with infinite scroll is telling you
"I exist to keep you looking as long as possible"
That's what this stuff is DESIGNED for
We're used to the idea of the internet as a place where we search for something to solve a particular problem, or scratch a particular itch
Social media takes that notion and convinces us that satisfaction is JUST OVER THE NEXT HILL
But there's always more
We're used to the idea of the internet as a place where we search for something to solve a particular problem, or scratch a particular itch
Social media takes that notion and convinces us that satisfaction is JUST OVER THE NEXT HILL
But there's always more
November 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
That's what this stuff is DESIGNED for
We're used to the idea of the internet as a place where we search for something to solve a particular problem, or scratch a particular itch
Social media takes that notion and convinces us that satisfaction is JUST OVER THE NEXT HILL
But there's always more
We're used to the idea of the internet as a place where we search for something to solve a particular problem, or scratch a particular itch
Social media takes that notion and convinces us that satisfaction is JUST OVER THE NEXT HILL
But there's always more
See if you can relate:
It's 2am - you're on social media - you keep telling yourself "just one more post" - you feel like, somehow, you're looking for something specific, you don't know what, but when you find it you'll know and you'll be satisfied and done for the night
But it never comes...
It's 2am - you're on social media - you keep telling yourself "just one more post" - you feel like, somehow, you're looking for something specific, you don't know what, but when you find it you'll know and you'll be satisfied and done for the night
But it never comes...
November 1, 2025 at 10:03 AM
See if you can relate:
It's 2am - you're on social media - you keep telling yourself "just one more post" - you feel like, somehow, you're looking for something specific, you don't know what, but when you find it you'll know and you'll be satisfied and done for the night
But it never comes...
It's 2am - you're on social media - you keep telling yourself "just one more post" - you feel like, somehow, you're looking for something specific, you don't know what, but when you find it you'll know and you'll be satisfied and done for the night
But it never comes...
Unless you're able to go on a rollercoaster every time you sit down on your couch in the evening, you have nothing that shakes your brain as aggressively with as little effort as the attention seeking internet
But it becomes increasingly uncomfortable
Sitting on your phone looking for "the thing"
But it becomes increasingly uncomfortable
Sitting on your phone looking for "the thing"
November 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Unless you're able to go on a rollercoaster every time you sit down on your couch in the evening, you have nothing that shakes your brain as aggressively with as little effort as the attention seeking internet
But it becomes increasingly uncomfortable
Sitting on your phone looking for "the thing"
But it becomes increasingly uncomfortable
Sitting on your phone looking for "the thing"
Which progressively makes ANY activity with a higher barrier than scrolling - which is, incidentally, EVERY activity - harder to do
They also have less powerful stimulation in most cases, so you feel discomfort trying to do them because they're harder to start AND stimulate you less
Why not scroll
They also have less powerful stimulation in most cases, so you feel discomfort trying to do them because they're harder to start AND stimulate you less
Why not scroll
November 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Which progressively makes ANY activity with a higher barrier than scrolling - which is, incidentally, EVERY activity - harder to do
They also have less powerful stimulation in most cases, so you feel discomfort trying to do them because they're harder to start AND stimulate you less
Why not scroll
They also have less powerful stimulation in most cases, so you feel discomfort trying to do them because they're harder to start AND stimulate you less
Why not scroll
Because the barriers are so low, the novelty is high, and the stimulus is constant, despite it being stressful and tiring, it feels EASY to do
Easier than any other activity!
Why read a book, watch a show, do your hobbies, even just listen to music, when it's easier to sit with the stress machine
Easier than any other activity!
Why read a book, watch a show, do your hobbies, even just listen to music, when it's easier to sit with the stress machine
November 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Because the barriers are so low, the novelty is high, and the stimulus is constant, despite it being stressful and tiring, it feels EASY to do
Easier than any other activity!
Why read a book, watch a show, do your hobbies, even just listen to music, when it's easier to sit with the stress machine
Easier than any other activity!
Why read a book, watch a show, do your hobbies, even just listen to music, when it's easier to sit with the stress machine
If you haven't got an imagination that can conjure your friends at will, then you are the exact kind of person who might benefit from a month off the addictive parts of the internet
November 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
If you haven't got an imagination that can conjure your friends at will, then you are the exact kind of person who might benefit from a month off the addictive parts of the internet
But it DOES have costs
These sites keep you on them using incredibly high stimulus posts and content that cause you STRESS
Stress you don't even notice at the time, but stress that you learn to crave because stress can be addictive
So you find yourself feeling tired, overworked, and wonder why
These sites keep you on them using incredibly high stimulus posts and content that cause you STRESS
Stress you don't even notice at the time, but stress that you learn to crave because stress can be addictive
So you find yourself feeling tired, overworked, and wonder why
November 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
But it DOES have costs
These sites keep you on them using incredibly high stimulus posts and content that cause you STRESS
Stress you don't even notice at the time, but stress that you learn to crave because stress can be addictive
So you find yourself feeling tired, overworked, and wonder why
These sites keep you on them using incredibly high stimulus posts and content that cause you STRESS
Stress you don't even notice at the time, but stress that you learn to crave because stress can be addictive
So you find yourself feeling tired, overworked, and wonder why
You can goon to the porn in your mind
November 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
You can goon to the porn in your mind
The internet has been slowly turning into technology explicitly dedicated to keeping you looking at a small cluster of sites for as much of your day as possible
To make you feel DISCOMFORT when you're not using them
To make it feel SO easy to be there you don't notice the time & energy costs...
To make you feel DISCOMFORT when you're not using them
To make it feel SO easy to be there you don't notice the time & energy costs...
November 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The internet has been slowly turning into technology explicitly dedicated to keeping you looking at a small cluster of sites for as much of your day as possible
To make you feel DISCOMFORT when you're not using them
To make it feel SO easy to be there you don't notice the time & energy costs...
To make you feel DISCOMFORT when you're not using them
To make it feel SO easy to be there you don't notice the time & energy costs...
Hey whatever your equivalent is, you just better get COSY ❤️
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Hey whatever your equivalent is, you just better get COSY ❤️
That sucks but when you get home and you get dry and you have a hot chocolate sat on the couch under a blanket watching the rain through the window you are going to get SO cosy
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
That sucks but when you get home and you get dry and you have a hot chocolate sat on the couch under a blanket watching the rain through the window you are going to get SO cosy
Yes you can do that too, I give my blessing
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Yes you can do that too, I give my blessing
That's how you become a lich
No near eternal slumbers!
No near eternal slumbers!
October 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
That's how you become a lich
No near eternal slumbers!
No near eternal slumbers!
Doesn't mean "don't do aerobic work" either
I don't want anyone saying "Zip told me not to go for a run because it won't change anything!"
Not at all
Go for a run and tell 'em zip sent you
Then go learn to squat and tell them Zip said to do that too
Then have a nap
I don't want anyone saying "Zip told me not to go for a run because it won't change anything!"
Not at all
Go for a run and tell 'em zip sent you
Then go learn to squat and tell them Zip said to do that too
Then have a nap
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Doesn't mean "don't do aerobic work" either
I don't want anyone saying "Zip told me not to go for a run because it won't change anything!"
Not at all
Go for a run and tell 'em zip sent you
Then go learn to squat and tell them Zip said to do that too
Then have a nap
I don't want anyone saying "Zip told me not to go for a run because it won't change anything!"
Not at all
Go for a run and tell 'em zip sent you
Then go learn to squat and tell them Zip said to do that too
Then have a nap