NFOMO

 No Fear. That's the opposite of FOMO, or the Fear of Missing Out.

If your friend goes to Ladakh, you want to. OK, forget Goa or Ladakh, if he is going out to get a cup of tea or a beer, you don't want to miss out. Whatever your other priorities may have been. That's one way to describe FOMO. So the opposite would be, doing your own thing. Regardless. 

It's not teenagers alone who have FOMO, but people of all ages. If I don't switch on my TV, I may miss a great show. Today, it's about other gadgets like the cell phone. Social media like WhatsApp and others are constantly bombarding you with nonsense, and are the new idiot-boxes. 

But the addiction is so strong, that you are constantly checking for messages or posts or reactions. For a retiree with nothing better to do, that could still be understandable, but if you are doing things like that, it could take you away from important things.

So have fun doing your thing, but with NFOMO.



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