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A realisation dawns that is not really a new realisation at all. It is something I already knew. Something I knew three months ago, a year ago and seven years ago. Much of the content on the internet is poison. The internet is just a tool and we make of it what we will, but that’s the problem: what we make is invariably pointless at best and toxic at worst. Now would be the time to overcome the pretense–to get over ourselves–that our presence in cyberspace is somehow useful and necessary. That’s what everyone believes, but the fitna provides the alternate narrative.

There a numerous ahadith that put this into perspective for us. Such as the following:

A believer will not be able to perfect his faith unless he forsakes arguing and debating matters with others.

and

The one who shows the beauty of his character and manners in an atmosphere of controversy by staying quiet has won a place at the highest point in Paradise.

Now is the time, and tomorrow will be the time, and a month from now will be the time. Every moment will be the time. The time to stop. To disconnect.