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I've been on Reddit for over a decade. But I'm done with that site and want to do something else. What do normal people look at on their phones? Is it all social media? Streaming?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I like reading webcomics

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I'll second the idea that more than a few minutes of tiktok, YouTube shorts or Instagram reels is debilitating.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I'm one of those psychos who flash custom roms just because I can, so that is a big time consuming activity I have with my phone, other than that I usually use Sync for Lemmy, Sync for Reddit, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Feeder/Feedly and Firefox Beta, among other apps.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I do a lot of podcasts and play pokemon on my phone. Emulators are amazing

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

If you really want to detox, then put the phone down. Order some magazines, read some books, talk to some people. I did that for 6 months when I was completely overwhelmed and my entire psyche changed. But I eventually craved the interaction, so here I am.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I like to look at different cooking techniques and recipes. You have to eat everyday, why not make it fun and delicious!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I'm not qualified to answer that

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Lemmy. Or Google news... Or like.. Snapchat I guess.. Snapchat maps is cool to see what people post all over the world. One night I spent like a few hours over Hawaii and Japan snaps.

People in Saudi Arabia mostly post themselves driving with loud music.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I read the news. Feedly rss reader which opens the articles directly into Firefox with no script, ublock and bypass paywalls add-ons. Very easy to concentrate on the article content when there are no nags or ads on the screen.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I am certainly not normal, but I either go on Lemmy through Voyager, or play geometry dash. I also sometimes read books with Librera.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Libby. If I am sitting for awhile, then I'll make progress in whatever book I'm reading. I keep my library card churning with novels, science fiction, cookbooks and whatever book a friend has recently recommended. I mix in audio books while I'm driving. Average about two books a month or so.

Occasionally I'll browse recipes and silly cat videos on Instagram if I'm just killing 30 seconds in line at the grocery. And then lemmy about once a day just for current events.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

My phone has an FM tuner, so I usually listen to local radio stations. Sometimes I watch TV shows or movies I downloaded on the SD card, but I prefer watching videos on a larger screen when possible. Cell service is crap around here, so streaming is not very practical.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I practice chess on lichess and look up sports scores. Or else I go on Lemmy. I look at my phone a lot less now. Finishing games I never got to finish. Talk to my family more. Stuff like that

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I am the wrong person to ask about this, but I read ebooks, play games, go on fora.

My wife cruises Facebook marketplace and other similar sites and buys furniture which she then resells at a profit. But I doubt that's very common either.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Transitioned to Lemmy and manga reading during lunchbreak.
During commut it's podcast.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Dude, he asked about normal people. Not us!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah lemmy is "normal". Like STD's are normal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

youtube, texting videos

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