[Vitalik Proposes "Digital Minimalism": Reducing Dependence on Social Media and the Internet Through AI] BlockBeats reported on October 31st that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published an article titled "Digital Minimalism," proposing that in the AI era, people should consciously reduce their reliance on social media, mobile internet, and website interfaces, regaining control of their digital lives. Vitalik shared three practices: First, reducing direct use of X and instead managing X, Bluesky, Farcaster, and Lens simultaneously through Firefly to avoid information interference from algorithmic recommendations; second, keeping his phone in airplane mode by default for 100 consecutive days, connecting only via Wi-Fi to reduce location data leaks and cultivate offline habits; third, reducing reliance on websites and web applications, using command-line tools for some on-chain operations, and leveraging AI to lower the barrier to entry. Vitalik believes that websites and web applications pose privacy and security risks, while the development of local AI, offline applications, and modular tools allows users to operate computers in natural language, reducing reliance on complex platform interfaces. He calls this trend digital minimalism and argues that AI can not only improve people's efficiency in using the internet but may also eliminate the need for the internet in many scenarios. [Original Link]