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Offline Michael Hardner

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Screen Time Culture
« on: August 08, 2021, 06:12:43 am »
Too much screen time happening.

Thoughts?

I mean personally. 😶

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Offline BC_cheque

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« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2021, 01:29:52 pm »
I find my screen-time directly correlates with my anxiety.  The higher the anxiety, the more I escape to screens, which in turn make my anxiety worse and I FOMO spending even more time. 

When my mental health is good my usual social media escapes seem downright stupid.  I'm productive and active instead. 

That's my personal opinion though like you asked.  Perhaps not everyone who spends too much time on screens is battling a mental illness.
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« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2021, 05:07:33 pm »
It's Fogust so I'm spending a lot more time looking at my radar screen. Thankfully they make daylight screens now so it's a lot easier on the old eyeballs which helps reduce the anxiety of otherwise driving virtually blind.
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Offline Queefer Sutherland

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« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2021, 06:26:50 pm »
Wake up, spend time on phone before starting the day.  Go to work staring at a computer screen all day.  On your breaks you browse the internet or your phone.  Go home watch TV and play on your phone.

All the while raging at all the stupid people in the world.

Sounds healthy to me.
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« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2021, 01:02:43 pm »
I fried my old laptop a month ago so I've actually had one less screen in my life too.  Between that and the limitations of my stupid smart phone I've enjoyed the lull. I'm finding my computing needs are lessening and I'm leaning towards getting a Chromebook next to keep things simpler. I flirted with cutting the tv cord over a year ago and settled for reducing my plan the most basic extent possible.  It's remarkable how much crap there still is to sift thru.

Having a bunch of grandkids around helps. The treefort has a slide, the zipline gets strung up tomorrow, the boats in the water and they're getting old enough to appreciate a little amateur astronomy...prying them away from their screens keeps me busy.

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« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2021, 12:33:22 pm »
I flirted with cutting the tv cord over a year ago and settled for reducing my plan the most basic extent possible.  It's remarkable how much crap there still is to sift thru.

Get a $75 antenna, get multiple free TV channels, with better picture than cable.  Get Netflix.  Or don't, depending on how many channels you can get free.  I got 5, in the lowest floor of a townhouse development, trees all around and antenna about 9 feet off the ground.  Highly recommend trying this.

My LG TV also has 100s of channels for free, some are even pretty good.  Not sure if all smart TVs offer that, I only found out about it a few weeks ago when I put up my antenna. 

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« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2021, 02:17:32 pm »
Honestly, moving everything online has made me much less interested in being at a computer in my off hours than I used to be. At least before, meeting were in person or you could take a walk around the office, etc. Now I'm stuck at the screen all day long, so come 5 o'clock I'm done with the computer.
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« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2021, 09:43:14 am »
Get a $75 antenna, get multiple free TV channels, with better picture than cable.  Get Netflix.  Or don't, depending on how many channels you can get free.  I got 5, in the lowest floor of a townhouse development, trees all around and antenna about 9 feet off the ground.  Highly recommend trying this.

My LG TV also has 100s of channels for free, some are even pretty good.  Not sure if all smart TVs offer that, I only found out about it a few weeks ago when I put up my antenna.
I'd need a pretty big antenna. I don't think there's a broadcasting station anywhere near me. 100s of channels...I just don't have the patience to wade thru that many anymore.

Offline Michael Hardner

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« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2022, 03:43:32 pm »
Amazed to find this thread.

We are on a screen diet in the house and Easy is benefitting.

I can go on when the kids aren't around, ie when they're asleep.

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Offline Queefer Sutherland

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« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2022, 09:55:48 pm »
What did people do to relax in their downtime before TV and radio?  Sit on the porch?
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« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2022, 10:42:18 pm »
What did people do to relax in their downtime before TV and radio?  Sit on the porch?
What do you mean before? We have three porches.
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« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2022, 10:51:07 pm »
What did people do to relax in their downtime before TV and radio?  Sit on the porch?
Learn to play "dueling banjos"
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« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2022, 11:33:51 pm »
Learn to play "dueling banjos"
Out on the porch with a gallon of goof.

The drunker they get the better you sound.
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Offline Queefer Sutherland

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« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2022, 11:26:34 pm »
What do you mean before? We have three porches.

So after 6pm you just sit on the porch for hours?

I like porches, you can read the newspaper and whatnot.  But then what about in the winter?

I suspect that before electricity people typically went to bed as soon as it got dark and woke up at sunrise, which would make porches more sensible.

I think no screen-time would be easier for kids, since they play with their toys and each other and invent make-believe games.
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Offline Michael Hardner

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« Reply #14 on: January 26, 2022, 06:18:56 am »
Oil lamps and plenty of things to read.

See Neil Postman... Amusing Ourselves to Death... He makes the case that early American culture was highly informed based on print sales of the era