Memes @lemmy.ml Blastboom Strice @mander.xyz 5mo ago

Mood

Happens about 20mins after I wake up.

Image transcription:

Random npc spongebob fish character looking miserable holding a cup during a sunset and another overlayed image of the same guy on the left with the same look.

It is captioned with:

When you already checked your usual 5 apps and don't know what else to do with your day:

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Believe it or not, Lemmy
- Lemmy - sort by top 12 hours
  
  Google News
  
  Lemmy - sort by top 6 hours
  
  YouTube
  
  If desperate, Lemmy sort by Hot
  
  Can I suggest sorting by new for your favorite communities? There are a lot of downvoters that have gamed the system.
- Lemmy
  
  Hacker News
  
  BBC
  
  The Register
  
  The Verge
  
  404media maybe?
  
  the misinformation combo would be complete with a zucc app and youtube
- I’m in this comment And I’m fine with it.
- If you forget about Lemmy, straight to jail. No question.
I think this is a good opportunity to collectively discuss what is causing us to lead this lifestyle.
- I had to move to a country with a more introverted culture than the one I grew up in (not the US), and I've struggled finding friends to spend my free time with so far, so I spend it on apps :-( They really are just a last resort and I'd much rather spend my time with actual people like in the olden days :-/
  
  sign up for a class/activity, wear a conversation piece.
  
  Awww, hope you make it eventually
  
  Join some Whatsapp group that piques your interest and meet with them IRL. I wouldn't have thought that drinking beer and shooting the shit with total strangers could be so much fun, but here we are.
- I think a lot of it is a result of our capitalistic society squeezing as much as it can from us for profit
- When I was a kid, I used to play video games while jumping around. I'd stand in front of the TV, bounce around, play Mario, run in circles. My parents didn't care.
  
  At some point, society said that was weird, and I had a gaming chair?
  
  Watching myself balloon (and already using a standing desk for work) went back to standing while playing video games. I enjoy it!
  
  Get a VR headset. I play all games moving around nowadays, it's great!
- Everything else requires effort.
  
  Yes. I think what makes these apps appealing is that 1) they can be used unplanned and your time in them doesnt have to be structured, and 2) they can fill up an arbitrarily long or short amount of time.
- Chronic pain gang, rise up 💪 (or remain seated)
- Alright so let me begin,
- I'm just checking my social media apps for any new messages and maybe droify for updates. After checking them in the morning I kinda think to myself that now job is done and any more time I spend of my morning on them is kinda wasted. Checking social media from time to time and speaking with your friends seems kinda healthy, but doomscrolling is kind of a waste after a point (happens if I'm too bored to start my day).
  
  The thing is, after I check all these, I might go in a loop due to boredom (boredom may have many many reasons behind it). When I have tasks to do or I'm in a period that my friends and I are busy, this is more intense. The phone is an easy and portable distraction. All these contribute to an increase of phone usage (currently I'm in one of those situations and phone usage has increased probably by at least 50%).
- I honestly don't know if I'm ready to discuss this, yet.
  
  That's ok.
- Can't leave the house without spending $100, no "third places," new games are all just MTX delivery services
  
  That sucks. I titally sympathize with the no third places thing. Have you tried one-off workshop events and canteens? Also volunteering
  
  Condolences. I've taken to going to the coffee shop to meet my friend. Yeah it's not free, but it's cheap. For games, that's a bit of a blindspot for me since I only play good games these days.
So are you people in this meme just on your phone all day looking at stupid phone apps? God, what a waste of life.

Smartphones are just boring little tools guys. Don't make it your life. Be a real nerd, get a PC, and surf the web where there are no limitations set by apps. Play some video games, look at porn sites, do some online shopping or whatever. If you're done with all that, go outside and ride a bike or something.
- Normie
  
  LOL right, tell yourself whatever you need to
- Are you actually trying to start a phone vs pc debate? That's funny as hell.
  
  Back in my day it was a desktop vs coffee table laptop debate.
- My boss doesn't approve of pron
It’s disgusting how many times I’ll catch myself opening an app I closed less than 2 minutes ago because I was bored.
- I've closed Lemmy and not ten seconds later open it up again.
- It's a loop
I gave up conventional social media recently, and I do paid surveys instead. I made 225 dollars in four weeks.
- Wait, where did you find this job?
  
  Not a job, paid survey apps. HeyPiggy, Five Surveys, Qmee are the best ones.
- What do you do paid surveys on?
  
  I only do google rewards, but that's generally how I pay for any new apps I want.
  
  My phone. HeyPiggy, Five Surveys, and Qmee apps are the best. I've made about 5K in three years, this is Qmee alone. It's a grind but I've really made lots of cash. I went through my Amazon account one day and discovered I've bought 117 items with my survey cash.
Put down your phone. Close your eyes. Imagine one (1) thing. You're cured.
So you have five different apps to browse Lemmy?
*Usual five apps

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- Lemmy WPD
I remember in the early to mid 2000s when the internet was new and there seemed to be loads of stuff to do.

Was never bored
- it is still the same, but we're already conditioned to have everything thrown at us on every single internet interaction, making the thought of searching something new seem like stepping out of our comfort zone
  
  with AIs and what not, this feeling will only worsen
Time to grab your board (web navigator) and surf (follow hyperlinks) the web (more commonly, the graphical "internet"). Totally rippin the gnar, my gender indeterminate dudes (check out wikipedia). Yeaaaahhh (yes, emphatically)!!!
Go for a walk, read a book, watch a movie, play a game it will make you feel so much better. Just remember to change activities every few hours. If you're going to play games for 10h you are probably going to get bored of it way too quickly.
- Go for a walk, read a book, watch a movie, play a game
  
  I'd love to, but I'm at work. There's a bit of a lull between the storms of activity atm, and I would absolutely love to not waste time with just being stuck in the office. But I can't afford it
  
  Can't read a book at the office? Working through a book whenever the queue was empty was one of the few pleasures of working retail/call centre
  
  I know how you feel man. I used to work in a job like that. Honestly what saved me was reading some comedy manga on mangadex. Since it didn't require a lot of brainpower and I could just stop reading it whenever I wanted it was perfect for times like this. My head also was in a much better state than after scrolling back then reddit for hours. If you don't like manga you could just find some easy book.
  
  If you can't go for a walk during work go before or after work. I try to cycle every day after work and it always makes me feel better.
lemmy, im a content piggy. make more content for me to stare at blankly. thanks
- Here's your content, open up!
  
  It's my cat yawning, but it looks like he's screaming at me (which he does do around 17h, his supper time).
- ... Best I can do is Meh?
  
  Hail and well meh-t!
Rss and Rss and just Rss

[Got this post from there as well)
- I see you are efficient by using only 1 app😆
  
  Nice
  
  Actually Website (FreshRSS)
goonin' time
I do that while listening a CD and then I start work around the home.
Btw is Image transcription AI generated or you did it.
- I did it, but it's my first time doing it😆
  
  Should I change something? (I think I put a lot of info that may be unnecessary.)
  
  Naah It is great for differently abled people.
It's playing CK3 or watching my favorite show in Russian for me.
Lemmy doom scrolling!
- Lemmy hopescrolling!!
Aniyomi with tons of anime and manga ready for binge consuming be like

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