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What do most normal people do on their phones to pass the time? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by FenrirIII@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 4 points 4 days ago

I'm off all social media (over 10 years) off reddit for 6+months (banned), closed LinkedIn (2-3mo ago and sick of the data siphoning) closed Imgur about 4-5 months ago (just because). It- honest to God, is SO freeing!

I'm only on my phone for work calls, maybe a few email (use rotating addresses to cut spam), and a game or two from F-Droid if I have spare time. Otherwise it's just a few Lemmy pages about privacy, security, or self-hosted... My 4+ year old phone battery still lasts about 1.5-2 days with mostly WiFi and BT, some GPS and data. It's nice it lasts so long.

Most other free time is family or maybe hobby stuff.

[–] Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

As you did forbid the main time killer and i got banned from the other.

Then YouTube or watching some movies/TV shows, some phone games, maybe googling/looking something up.

Of course music and audiobooks, but that's not really spending time on phone, those are just playing on the background.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

[–] SarahFromOz@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Pornhub and redgifs.

Oh yeah and occasionally emails.

[–] BeN9o@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Moonreader or play books, when reddit removed 3rd party api access, I never installed the official app, so I replaced it with reading. That is, until I found Lemmy ;) I still read more than I scroll tho.

[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

2048 set to a 7x7 grid.

RSS

[–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Normal people don't need a phone to pass the time.

With that being said, the amount of brain rot competing for our attention is staggering.

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

Normal people don’t need a phone to pass the time.

weirdly enough they do. when I go to pick up some take-out food, every other MFer waiting along with me is pulling out a phone and staring at it.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Idk. Goon.

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.today 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Open Termux, open Qt Creator and VS Code, write code, compile code, test code, fix bugs, git commit.

[–] Courantdair@jlai.lu 3 points 4 days ago (4 children)

On your phone? Writing code on a virtual keyboard is awful, how do you do that?

[–] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago

Hacker's Keyboard and a Pixel Fold.

[–] akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

I attach my wired Deltaco WK90b to it. Bada bing bada boom. 🙂

[–] akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Read a book on Libby (library app).

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

Do you mean normal "phone" people? Are people who don't have a phone or don't play with them abnormal?

[–] prex@aussie.zone 3 points 4 days ago

[–] Libb@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago

I leave it in my pocket or in my messenger bag, unused safe when I really need it.

Instead, I will either read a book, look/walk around for something or some scene to sketch, or will spend time talking with people.

And, yes, I consider myself 'most normal people' ;)

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Hackernews & lobsters

[–] Jela@lemmy.today 2 points 4 days ago

Lemme, TikTok, Instagram (where I follow mostly artists, friends and crafters), and Libby

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

I avoid using a phone in that capacity.

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago

Slice and Dice

Been playing for years now. Still not tired of it!

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I might not be normal but other than Lemmy, lately

Respond to messages in a few niche discords I'm on for fishkeeping
NYTimes crossword
Messages and likes on Hinge
Email and sms catch-ups mostly networking
Videos on YouTube or checking my peertube aquarium Livestream

My sister and younger nephew seem to spend a lot of time on shortform content on YouTube and TikTok. Sister also ends up on Facebook I think. Mom is Facebook, YouTube shorts, and puzzle type mobile games.

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Listen to music

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 1 points 4 days ago

Listen to music which is popular with the masses. Watch sportsball games. Chat with their normie loved ones. Lick the boots of their corporate puppet-masters.

We're sooo much better than those pathetic people! They're probably jealous of us, and that's why they go about their lives pretending not to notice us. Having their "relationships" and enjoying their "interests" and "hobbies." I bet deep down inside they can't stand the hollow shells of the lives they lead.

They secretly seethe and loathe and act in their minds like terrible, ugly people who think they're better than 95% of others. But when the revolution comes, they'll be shocked at how little "according to their needs" turns out to be and how much "according to their abilities" ends up being expected of them. That's when we're in charge, and then we can rub their faces in it!

Mwhahahahaha!

Wait.... Are we the baddies?

[–] AMoralNihilist@feddit.uk 1 points 4 days ago

Cracking the Cryptic 🙏🙏🙏

[–] lokalhorst@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago

I mostly read news via an RSS reader or listen to podcasts or solve Nonograms.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Shop. Notes. Pictures. Social media. News.

Not what I do, just what I've noticed normal people in my life do.

[–] kepix@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

when i get tired of reddit, lemmy, imgur, i just play tetris

[–] Wrongdoer2@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Somehow I am a linkedIn addict. It probably come from a receny unemployment period, but even before I used it frequently to keep updated on company news.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

For other people its a mix of the following, talk to people on whatsapp/wechat/messanger/facetime and scroll instagram/tiktok/x/facebook/reddit

For me I dont have mobile data so if im out of the house im listening to music or listening to a video I downloaded on Grayjay. If for some reason I am using my phone at home im probably using it as a tv remote(kde connect to my steamdeck) or watching porn.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Backgammon

[–] akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 4 days ago

Not porn. Not staring at the home screen hating myself wanting to end my life until I feel hungry enough to eat some uninspired shit from yesterday or taking a shower to act like I'm preparing to go somewhere and that my life has purpose. Not that. Hm... I guess I don't use my phone to pass time. I do use my rooted and nuetered tablet to learn programming from time to time though. 😊

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