I know 21 year olds like this, it’s kinda sad. They’re not building any worthwhile life experiences, they just scroll, use a relationship app and that’s it.
Turns out, when we don’t have to dedicate majority of our waking time to ensuring our own survival (which is a good thing), we kinda need to come up with something to engage our brains and bodies instead.
They could take free online classes about a topic they’re passionate, watch a movie or tv show on their phone, join an online community to talk about topics they enjoy. There’s even the possibility to make friends in online communities (I made some friends like this).
Those are some free examples of proactive instead of reactive cellphone usage that I can think of. My concern lies on the reactive usage (watching tiktok videos all day and then going to sleep).
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I know 21 year olds like this, it’s kinda sad. They’re not building any worthwhile life experiences, they just scroll, use a relationship app and that’s it.
No hobbies, no passions, no living.
This IS their hobby/passion/life!!! 😅
What have we become as a species 😭
Turns out, when we don’t have to dedicate majority of our waking time to ensuring our own survival (which is a good thing), we kinda need to come up with something to engage our brains and bodies instead.
life experiences? with what money
i feel bad for anyone born now
They could take free online classes about a topic they’re passionate, watch a movie or tv show on their phone, join an online community to talk about topics they enjoy. There’s even the possibility to make friends in online communities (I made some friends like this).
Those are some free examples of proactive instead of reactive cellphone usage that I can think of. My concern lies on the reactive usage (watching tiktok videos all day and then going to sleep).
none of those are free, all of that takes some level of income and free time
i dated a girl for a while whom would not have had access to either growing up
it’s crazy how necessary the internet (specifically on a phone) is to life now but it’s not an enforced right in the us
if remember correctly she used the library but that was a blue state and republicans are doing their damndest to defund libraries now
hell we just got told safe drinking water is a privilege of the wealthy much less ‘entertainment’
You don’t need a pile of money to go outside. You don’t need a pile of money to learn to fix your own things (in fact it saves you money). Etc, etc.
So many people have this idea in their head that it is only worth ceasing the doomscrolling if you are actively giving someone else money.
it was 98 feels like 109 today
lmao
google rent seeking and the death of 3rd spaces
i’m guessing you are older than 30?