@return2ozma to Ask Lemmy • 3 months agoWhat did people do before smartphones to pass the time when you were bored?message-square126arrow-up1128arrow-down115
arrow-up1113arrow-down1message-squareWhat did people do before smartphones to pass the time when you were bored?@return2ozma to Ask Lemmy • 3 months agomessage-square126
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink31•3 months agoSometimes, you just had to suffer being bored. And it gave you time to really think.
minus-squareAltima NEOlinkfedilinkEnglish9•edit-23 months agoGod that was the worst. Nothing good on TV. Nothing good to eat in the fridge. Too hot to go for a walk. It’s a school night, so your friends can’t come out to play yet. Just sitting there staring at the street as cars go by.
Sometimes, you just had to suffer being bored. And it gave you time to really think.
God that was the worst. Nothing good on TV. Nothing good to eat in the fridge. Too hot to go for a walk. It’s a school night, so your friends can’t come out to play yet. Just sitting there staring at the street as cars go by.
Reading books. Not audiobooks. Not podcasts. Books.
Thinking quietly is an occupation.
Yeah, why work for free?