Into the Wild Chapters 1-5 - TheUtmostTrouble Forum https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/into-the-wild-chapters-1-5/ TheUtmostTrouble Discussion Board en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:34:59 +0000 wpForo 60 Brainwashed https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/into-the-wild-chapters-1-5/brainwashed/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 02:10:39 +0000 If I had to give up a part of everyday society, I think I’d choose to give up my phone and social media. It’s such a constant presence when it comes to notifications, texts, and scrolling: while it helps me stay connected, it also takes up a lot of mental space. Without it, I think I’d feel more present and less distracted, probably spending more time talking to people face-to-face, or just thinking without background noise. My relationships might even feel more genuine because I’d be focusing on real conversations instead of quick messages or posts. The biggest drawback would be losing convenience and connection, since so much of school, communication, and daily life revolves around technology. It would be hard to stay updated or make plans without it. Honestly, I don’t think I could give it up completely while living the way I do now—I’d probably need to separate myself for a while to really make it work. If I did manage to give it up, I think I’d feel a bit disconnected from others. I'd still be part of society, just living by my own values rather than constantly plugged into everyone else’s world.

]]> Into the Wild Chapters 1-5 ehill26 https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/into-the-wild-chapters-1-5/brainwashed/ DOOM SCROLLING https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/into-the-wild-chapters-1-5/doom-scrolling/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:47:07 +0000 When it comes to today's society a lot of things are looked at as normal, but overall I would say that a lot of them are unhealthy and not needed to succeed in life. If I could give up one thing it would be DOOM SCROLLING. Doom scrolling is a slang term to represent infinitely scrolling on apps like Tik Tok or on Instagram reels. When doing so you can lose track of time and just keep scrolling to see what the next video at hand is. You do it to waste time when you have nothing to do yet most of the time there are better alternatives. One benefit would be feeling better and more apt to go and do stuff that doesn't involve my phone. Another would be not having stuff like eye strain and headaches because there wouldn't be as much time on the screen. Some drawbacks would be when I'm sitting there on board and not knowing what to do having that urge to take out my phone and scroll for hours, but I would have to find a way to get around that. I think that if I was in this setting I could give it up because at one point I gave up Tik Tok for a while, but I compensated by using other apps like Instagram, but overall I believe I could give it up. Overall I think I would still be able to fit into society because it's not something that defines you, it's more something just to consume time as almost everyone does when nothing is going on.

]]> Into the Wild Chapters 1-5 klevesque26 https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/into-the-wild-chapters-1-5/doom-scrolling/ Cell Phone https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/into-the-wild-chapters-1-5/cell-phone/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:32:17 +0000 In Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, the story of Chris McCandless' mobile and minimalist lifestyle is told. McCandless ditched his 1982 Datsun B210, a dependable car he treasured. He chased after a life free from ties to possessions or people, just a connection with nature. While I wouldn’t leave my whole life behind, one part of conventional society I’d like to give up is my cell phone. I got my first phone in 5th grade. I downloaded the trending apps, joined social media, and felt like I fit in. Problems arose with gossip spreading through the platforms, and with each swipe, I felt glued to my phone. Anytime I made a complaint about something to my mother, she would say it was “because of that damn phone”. I rolled my eyes at that comment after telling her I had a headache. But now I believe her, a lot of my problems could be avoided by giving up my phone. I would get more sleep, stop procrastinating, save myself from the judgmental eyes of social media, and focus on the important moments fleeting away every time I check a notification. This would be a challenge. I have built a dependency with my phone; it is what keeps me connected to almost everything around me. It gives me quick access to information, the ability to travel, make purchases, and communicate with family living thousands of miles away. I can be a possible task where I am now, but the things I normally would use my phone for would just be slightly less convenient, without the device that makes my life easier and harder at the same time. In a way, this could make me spend more time working on my relationships with others and make me an individual who stands out from the societal norms.

]]> Into the Wild Chapters 1-5 lvalentin26 https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/into-the-wild-chapters-1-5/cell-phone/ Tiktok https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/into-the-wild-chapters-1-5/tiktok/ Sun, 28 Sep 2025 14:05:50 +0000 In " Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless wanted to get away from materialistic things and distractions and wanted to live life more freely. A conventional part of everyday society that I want to give up is social media, but specifically TikTok. 

The benefits that would come with giving up TikTok would be immense. I would have a lot more free and productive time in my day-to-day. Giving up TikTok would allow me to be more present. I could focus more on things that matter to me, and my attention span would probably improve. The drawback, though, would be that I would feel more left out socially, as everyone is always referencing new trends and content. I would miss out on videos my friends posted.

I think I could give it up even in the setting I live in now. I did last year for a bit, and I think I am going to delete TikTok again. It’s definitely very difficult at first, as I feel like any time I have a ‘dull’ moment in my day, I automatically go and scroll through TikTok.

If and when I am successful in giving it up, I think I would fit into society just fine. I think the benefits hugely outweigh the drawbacks. It might be weird at first, like it was last time, but I know it is just a wasteful part of my day-to-day life and isn’t benefiting me as a person.

]]> Into the Wild Chapters 1-5 Aikaterini Karamousadakis https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/into-the-wild-chapters-1-5/tiktok/ Social Media https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/into-the-wild-chapters-1-5/social-media/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:41:29 +0000 In Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, he details how Chris McCandless gives up things that many people rely on such as money and any other small items he has. Something conventional I would give up is social media. Just like most of the things McCandless gave up, social media is not an extremely useful thing that is needed every day. It causes unnecessary stress and unrealistic standards. Giving up social media will definitely prove difficult because it is such a big part of my life. Every day, I scroll through TikTok for hours and similarly with Instagram. 

The benefits of giving up social media would be more free time, less stress, and overall a better mental health. I wouldn't spend mindless hours scrolling through pointless videos, I wouldn’t be worried that my time wasted would have been spent better by doing school work. It would help mental health by removing one of the main issues of insecurity, social media. I would definitely be looked at weirdly by other people and would feel a bit disconnected. One of my (and others’) main ways of communicating to others is through Instagram or Snapchat, so to get rid of that would prove to be lonely.

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