JERRY! JERRY! JERRY!!!

No, I wouldn’t mind if someone took out their phone to look something up that was related to the topic, that is understandable and can be politely done without disturbing a conversation. But the reason to pick up their phone has only been to scroll Tiktok or Instagram, and what made them pick up the phone was not because they lacked interest in the subject, but because an unconscious behavior urge addiction. Some people can multitask, most can’t, and some say they can but really can’t.

As I mentioned, both have genuinely excused themselves and apologized every time it has happened, and we all pretty much laugh it off at this point. They usually roll their eyes and sigh at themselves for “doing it again”, it’s not really a situation where I even have to say something before they notice themselves. If I didn’t take the excuse seriously I wouldn’t take it so lightly, but since they are self aware of the habit and apologize there’s nothing else to say. It’s their choice if they want to continue with their addiction or not, and as awful as it may sound - at least they are self aware, not everyone are.

Also “inslut” includes an example of its own meaning.

Haha, thanks for the catch! Ever since I recently enabled autocorrect on my phone these strange spelling errors has started to occur. Don’t ask me how it reasoned there.

I agree and share this approach. I’ll happily explain to my friends why I don’t interact with ‘traditional social media’, or why I don’t want Google knowing every single detail about me, if they ask. I won’t shame them or nag on them about their choices. It has worked without any issues until recently when I befriended a couple, who has two kids. Compared to other friends, these two are the most extreme cases of scrollers I’ve ever seen.

I’ll be in the middle of telling a story and suddenly one of them will pull up their phone and stop listening. The weird thing is that I genuinely believe that they don’t really register the behavior, or that their intention is to be rude impolite. When it happens, the situation naturally becomes a bit awkward because I’ll get thrown off and stop talking, they notice what they just did, and sincerely apologize for the disrespect. They’ve explained and ensured me that whatever topic or story we were discussing isn’t the reason, but oh boy does it feel like a personal insult every single time.

I understand why it happens, it’s a behavioral pattern. But an adult should not have to be reminded to listen to their friends.

I didn’t think that statement was needed, but yes.

I have a friend who has an incredibly high tolerance, and has not taken a break for years. She rolls the meanest joints, and I have personally witnessed her light up a second one roughly 10 minutes after she finished the first. She’s rarely buzzed.

Or how about:

Please fill out your account details in order to log in.

Me: Types mail and password.

A verification mail has been sent to your mail. Please provide the code within 10 seconds or the code will no longer be valid.

At that point I just ask what’s the reason to have a password at all? I despise mail-forced verification, it serves no purpose other than for the initial account setup and potential password reset.

I doomscroll Lemmy /and/or my most recent find which I found to be an excellent source for AI/LMM related news that’s actually interesting, hackernews. I also keep a radio plugged in next to my bed, with one of the public service radio channel tuned in 24/7. During the night they usually do reruns of various educational shows that aired during the day, no music, no advertisements, just dull, calm voices speaking about some mildly interesting topics, like gardening tips for example. I lower the volume a bit so I have to really focus if I want to actually listen, otherwise it’s just comfortable noise. It helps a bit with my usual overthinking that usually hits whenever I go to bed.

I’ve also dabbed my toes in some ASMR and podcasts, and while I found a couple that sort of worked. The tradeoff is that I have to use my phone speakers to listen to anything streamable, which includes me rolling and tossing during the night, and my phone either ends up under me, or has been tossed around so much that I can’t find it by the next morning. Often with a drained battery too, which is just an annoying way to start your day.

Just enjoy the meme and shut up.

Hey, me too! I ditched W10 for Linux Mint in Sept last year, so much to learn but it’s been a blast. I’ve never experienced having such a smooth working PC.

Why did you even post at all?

I mean, There’s also the more direct approach if one wants to give out bribes in return for votes… Remember this? Tell me more about how amazing and just the Western Democracy is.

🚨🚨 BREAKING! 🚨🚨 Stranger on forum solves thousands of years long, unsolvable grudge that was the reason behind the many violent protests that used to be frequent on Lemmy and lead to mass deports, death and a lot of work on the local moderation.

Users from both sides now resorted to communicating with each other for the first time, and are teaming up to raise a monument in OP’s honor, sources say.

That was my thought as well. But apparently they are known for their fast growth —the genera can grow as fast as half a metre a day (that is, about 20 inches a day), ultimately reaching 30 to 80 metres (100 to 260 ft.

So although they may reach a pretty impressive length, they seem dependant on sunlight like a previous comment pointed out.

Wow. Such shitpost. Much funny.

One can only dream of an life with this brain level.