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Just because you spend around <1 hour on your phone doesn't mean us moths (a term used to describe someone addicted to their phone) are beneath you. Often the people I've met like that are painfully dull. On the opposite side of the screen time spectrum those who spend days on their phone aren't any better to be around. But life is moving quickly culture and news are constantly spread online, so to choose to stay off your phone all the time is quite frankly ignorant.
Often those who stay offline, don't have any social media and collect records are upper middle to high class that have enough money to not know/care what's happening in the world. Sure we could all learn to turn off the phone once in a while but some can't just get rid of instagram going offline at the drop of the hat, or taking on physical media alternatives like that tech isn't $300 on Vinted alone. There's an air about people who scoff at the mention of Tik Tok that tells me they would rather talk about what Kafka book is their favorite or why the color blue is so in.
Don't take my words wrong, I wish I could live like I was in another time where the two words face and book weren't mashed together. But I would be cutting myself off from an important connector to me and my generation. We all take from apps like that whether we know it or not, aesthetics, language, our news, and more importantly humor. If I had to choose I would rather talk to someone who knows what "mama a girl behind you" is than a person who chooses to not "associate with that kind of thing" because they probably wouldn't want to know me anyway.
There is a good thing that can come out of being offline and not tethered to something that acts like a brain of glass. But I want to be connected to those around me, in this time the best middle ground is a few hours a day to stay up to date. At the end of the day I want to know someone who has 4+ screen time hours and at least knows what's happening in Gaza then someone who would judge me because I don't have a income that can match their pretentiousness.
Since this has gotten a little more attention then I thought I wanted to share my (kind of) source but also inspiration to make this: Stay on your phone (within reason)
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LuciLucilia
I think a lot of people, especially people with a lot of productivity culture, get really fixated on getting their hours down for the pure sake of it. I can't accurately call it an addiction, but it is something of a fixation for some. It's kinda like how people get really fixated on "making number go up" in games like Cookie Clicker or, frankly, anywhere else in life, but in the reverse direction.
And an issue beyond the judgementalness that these people often develop (which is so highly associated with productivity culture) is that it loses sight of why one *should* try to keep their social media usage healthy, which is so that they're using their time in a meaningful, self-driven way.
For me, I care so little about how online someone is or is not, but instead how meaningfully spent is that online time versus scrolling through hours of AI slop content that isn't healthy for them nor for the online ecosystem.
Either way, I feel like some people could really hear this message. Even if it is sometimes true, to me it has the feel of when our parents were like "Video games will rot your mind!" or whatever.
I totally agree, like I could really care less how much time you spend online but I will care if all you do online is watch harmful content as opposed to someone who leans and entertains themselves in a healthy way. The balance is really what it's all about.
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Exactly! Thats why this site in specific is soo beautiful to me.
by LuciLucilia; ; Report
Yes! I love making blog posts on here it just feels like such a safe and creative space.
by ☆telemona_girl0; ; Report
Me tooo!!!
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