Nnew year, new expectations near the zero line. Something should have finally taught us 2020, Part I to III, so collectively. It still got worse. At least until now. Because almost as if the Böllerei had noticed that things could really get to her in the near future, she seems to have finally remembered her only job: driving away evil spirits. So optimism is spreading, still timid, but not to be ignored. Berlin declares the pandemic over, the gas shortage administrators somehow manage the gas situation in general – the material is cheaper than it has been for a long time -, there are more heat pumps than was once feared, the wind has freed itself from its November blues and is finally blowing them again Coal from the farm, and recently the train arrived at the destination station two minutes early. We were there live.
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This is the perfect time to take a break from world events for a moment without fear. The otherwise general uneventfulness of the leaden holidays was met with great approval. Because we like all of this so much, and to make sure not to be disturbed by ghosts that accidentally stayed behind, we only allow analogue things within a radius of 1.5 meters around the fuselage that has grown for Christmas. Without a pedometer, Twitter, Netflix and navigation system, it worked wonderfully between the sofa and the dining table. It’s called digital detox. It’s liberating, de-stressing, detoxifying, even saving kilowatts.
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And as long as the desk calendar is so pretty blank, you can tie it down like a vacation. There are enough offers of help. For 180 euros a night, a hotel in Austria relieves its visitors of the ballast called smartphones. You give it to the receptionist right away, and if you can survive the whole week without one, you can hope for a bonus, they say. The Slovakian village of Kysuca, on the other hand, is recommended for withdrawal professionals. It’s all exclusive, a whole village without reception and WiFi. The Internet says: a “unique all-round experience”. We say: There are cookies in the smallest hut. 2023, that will be something with us.