return2ozma@lemmy.worldcake to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat did people do before smartphones to pass the time when you were bored?message-squaremessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1129
arrow-up1129message-squareWhat did people do before smartphones to pass the time when you were bored?return2ozma@lemmy.worldcake to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square122fedilink
minus-squarecriitz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·1 year agoSometimes, you just had to suffer being bored. And it gave you time to really think.
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-21 year agoGod that was the worst. Nothing good on TV. Nothing good to eat in the fridge. Too hot to go for a walk. It’s a school night, so your friends can’t come out to play yet. Just sitting there staring at the street as cars go by.
minus-squarelennybird@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoReading books. Not audiobooks. Not podcasts. Books.
minus-squareCrackhappy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThinking quietly is an occupation.
Sometimes, you just had to suffer being bored. And it gave you time to really think.
God that was the worst. Nothing good on TV. Nothing good to eat in the fridge. Too hot to go for a walk. It’s a school night, so your friends can’t come out to play yet. Just sitting there staring at the street as cars go by.
Reading books. Not audiobooks. Not podcasts. Books.
Thinking quietly is an occupation.
Yeah, why work for free?