Not Lemmy. Not Reddit.
Any short form media tiktok, reels, youtube shorts
Most normal people? Instagram, tiktok, facebook. Maybe twitter.
Yeah I used to go on the reddit app and now its just fb and insta
They ask about normal people and Lemmings mostly answer about themselves. 🤦♂️
So, normal Lemmings?
This is a oxymoron. Lemmy is not mainstream media.
Normal is a baseline for a system. The average Lemming is an outlier by the fact that they are using Lemmy.
Exactly! Lemmings are very tech literate on average. And have different usage patterns than the average phone user.
We only know our own selves.
Why not Reddit? I’ve found more reddit users irl after I left than anytime before. Seems plenty normal. Otherwise, facebook/tiktok/Instagram/YouTube scrolling. I assume Tumblr and Twitter, too. A myriad of endless mobile games based around bubbles, blocks, or tower defense. I’ve also seen cross stitch and paint by numbers type apps. I’m sure there’s people that doomscroll regular news sites.
I’m guessing you’re looking to use your time better and want recommendations though, not just a list describing how every cohort is doomscrolling their little diminishing dopamine box.
I’m not normal, but I’m guessing some mix of Instagram, TikTok, and Shorts. But, maybe there’s more casino / gatcha games, too.
YouTube. Also that stupid mobile Pokémon card game for like 3 minutes, twice a day.
Is anybody truly “normal?” Whenever I pick up my phone to waste time, I bounce between:
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YouTube
Email
Excel spreadsheets
Amazon shopping app
VA app for appointment reminders, medical records, messaging with my doctors
Add a bunch of app to look for home properties or fishing spots and that’s me as well. Maybe add kindle app if I forgot the device home.
Read articles I’ve saved to my self hosted readeck.
Oh you said normal people …
Local current and future weather forecast
What plants do well in my zone this time of year.
Contemplate on getting another rain barrel
Read patch notes for whatever game I’m currently playing
Check forums for posts about patch notes complaints.
I “Study”
I watch Tiktok or Youtube on skills I want to learn.
Cooking (mostly foreign or asian) or Nails, colors, tehcniques, etc.
I have an ebook reader and I download epubs. I also have an audio book player so it looks like im working.
Mostly tumblr, Lemmy, reddit, and occasionally Wikipedia for me. Most people I know would be on Instagram, but I can’t stand it.
Masturbating
Do you have a flared phone case?
Weather, my hobby groups some of which I admin, email, looking up various parts and how-to’s for a car I’m working on, messaging, and occasional housecleaning of the phone itself - getting rid of unnecessary photos, email, SMS and all that.
Play chess or read about history
