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What do normal people look at on their phones? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by FenrirIII@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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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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[-] cabbage@piefed.social 4 points 10 months ago

I mean, the main place i observe this is people commuting on the metro. If they didn't have phones they'd be reading tabloid newspapers.

I don't really see anything wrong with using your phone on the metro. Some will look up art and crafts, some bird photography, others makeup tutorials or video game content. If they can explore their interests rather than just waste their time completely that's fine by me.

Of course it's also a dopamine trap, and Instagram use trends to get a bit out of hand. Still, it seems to me some Lemmy users are a bit too quick to write off "normal" people as broken down zombies.

[-] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

My experience on public transit is seeing people texting or chatting with their loved ones. The frequency with which someone smiles over a text exchange (whether it's from funny exchanges or affirming sentiments) showed me that we're still social on the bus, only now with those we associate with rather than strangers on the same transit line.

I'd say it's a win, though yes, the degree to which mobile games have microtransactions and revenue enhancers, and with which the end-user contract destabilizes with updates is problematic. My susceptability to motion sickness served in allowing me to dodge that bullet on public transit, only to discover it later in waiting rooms.

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