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Do you mean normal "phone" people? Are people who don't have a phone or don't play with them abnormal?
Hackernews & lobsters
Read manga, read porn, listen to books, or music, sometimes watch porn
you read porn ? Don't think I've ever tried this
Literotica.com is a pretty safe and minimalist place to go. You may even be able to still sideload their old app, though not sure if its up to date or if not. Enter at your own risk and learn the check the story codes if they are present BEFORE you start reading a story. For your own health and sanity.
You could also search for clitorides awards too
Thanks for the pointers !
Just don't tell Violet...
Who ? the mysterious user that I heard people were suspecting of being a horny bot ?
You got it. It was a lame attempt at a joke sorry.
looks like we all suck at jokes this weekend
Dude, AO3.
Play chess or read about history
Why not Reddit? I've found more reddit users irl after I left than anytime before. Seems plenty normal. Otherwise, facebook/tiktok/Instagram/YouTube scrolling. I assume Tumblr and Twitter, too. A myriad of endless mobile games based around bubbles, blocks, or tower defense. I've also seen cross stitch and paint by numbers type apps. I'm sure there's people that doomscroll regular news sites.
I'm guessing you're looking to use your time better and want recommendations though, not just a list describing how every cohort is doomscrolling their little diminishing dopamine box.
I avoid using a phone in that capacity.
Any short form media tiktok, reels, youtube shorts
Cracking the Cryptic 🙏🙏🙏
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?
Backgammon
I mostly read news via an RSS reader or listen to podcasts or solve Nonograms.
Plenty of proper games (read: not mobile games) have ports on lots of app stores, particularly deck building games. I've been playing Slay the Spire, Dicey Dungeons, and Balatro.
Shop. Notes. Pictures. Social media. News.
Not what I do, just what I've noticed normal people in my life do.
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.
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.
when i get tired of reddit, lemmy, imgur, i just play tetris
You're lookin' at it. I have no time for the vapidity of Facebook, 'gram, Snapchat, etc. I only hit FB now for the messaging with my family and some short-reel dopamine.
Depends, at home on WiFi.. I might watch videos. If I'm out and about..
I read wikipedia pages, ars-technica articles, read the news, scroll through pics of my cats.
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. 😊