As the days passed, our protagonist found themselves in a world where they had finally managed to opt out of everything.

The meetings, the emails, the social media – all gone. It was like they had achieved a state of digital nirvana.

But with this newfound freedom came a strange sense of emptiness. They began to feel like a hermit, a recluse.

They started to wonder if it was all worth it. The trade-offs, the sacrifices, the occasional existential crisis.

And so, they set out to explore this strange new world of theirs – a world without the constant din of other people's opinions, a world without the burden of other people's expectations.

But little did they know, their journey was only just beginning.

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