Science & Tech Quote by James Marsters

Marsters’ refusal to own a computer reads less like technophobia than a boundary-setting strategy from someone whose job already demands a porous self. Coming from an actor - and one who became a cult fixture in peak early-internet fandom - the line lands as an admission that the machine isn’t neutral. It’s a portal into constant feedback: search results, message boards, rankings, hot takes, and the addictive illusion that knowing what everyone thinks will somehow make you better at being watched.

The phrasing is doing quiet work. “I don’t like to get into it that much” softens what could sound like a moral stance into a personal limit, the way people talk about alcohol or doomscrolling: not evil, just not good for me. Then comes the blunt punchline: “it can screw with your head a little.” That “a little” is classic self-protective understatement, acknowledging psychological risk without sounding melodramatic. It also nods to the peculiar mental trap of digital life: you start as a user and end up as a monitored object, adjusting your sense of self around invisible metrics and imagined audiences.

Context matters, too. For celebrities of Marsters’ era, the computer marked the shift from controlled publicity to unfiltered access. Fans became commentators; commentary became identity. His choice isn’t anti-progress, it’s pro-sanity - a small act of refusing the 24/7 audition that the internet turns life into.