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minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 days agoI think you are deeply mistaken in believing that people can be on their phones and not be bored at the same time.
minus-squareLanguageIsCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoBut it’s a satisfying boredom, weirdly enough
minus-squarehungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonecakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoNope. Me doomscrolling for hours is very much not satisfying at all. It’s just boredom (combined with existential dread and overstimulation).
minus-squareLanguageIsCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoThat’s what I mean. It’s boring but you can do it for hours. Most other boring things people will just quit and do something else.
minus-squarebridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoExactly. If you’re sitting there with no phone, you’re more apt to pick up a book or go somewhere than just doomscroll
I think you are deeply mistaken in believing that people can be on their phones and not be bored at the same time.
But it’s a satisfying boredom, weirdly enough
Nope. Me doomscrolling for hours is very much not satisfying at all. It’s just boredom (combined with existential dread and overstimulation).
That’s what I mean. It’s boring but you can do it for hours. Most other boring things people will just quit and do something else.
Exactly. If you’re sitting there with no phone, you’re more apt to pick up a book or go somewhere than just doomscroll