can't stop thinking about 17 hours a day. replacing one of those hours with literally any non-screen activity would be beneficial. do some shoplifting. take up vandalism. throw rocks at cars from your window.

April 01, 2026 - 17:58 UTC

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Hell, huff gasoline, maybe you'll accidentally smell the air outside your bedroom
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Egregious that you wouldn’t suggest the wholesome activity of throwing a car battery into the ocean.
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this and the 84 degrees is a wild choice. I'm a poster but I do other things too
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Honestly can’t wait for Waymo to finish deploying here. That’s gonna be such a great source of stress relief.
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I’ll be randomly vulnerable and say in her defense that I also have/had just as much screen time as her when I was in an extremely deep depression just laying in bed all day all night. You distract yourself with your phone. It’s more bearable than staring at the ceiling.
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Yeah even going out drinking would be better
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This is a harm reduction conversation. "OK, arguing with strangers is fulfilling a need for you. Could you do some of that arguing with strangers on a street corner, clothed in filthy rags? It would give you some fresh air and face-to-face interaction."
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Go outside and salt grass
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Baby steps, she can start by replacing one hour of that time with, like, a video game. I'm not gonna read that article, so maybe I'm wrong with what she does, but I think converting one hour into something that might spark unconditional joy rather than just getting mad at social media would help
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After she understands joy that is derived from something other than social media, we can introduce her to the outside world.
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Christ. Even at my unmedicated severe adhd worst I only got up to 14.
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You shouldn't do anything for 17 hours straight, that's a labor violation
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one hour for podcasting
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Feeling a little better about my 15 hours a day now
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I don't even like being awake for 17 hours in a day
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Aren’t you sort of podcast in-laws?
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If she spends 15 minutes watering plants that would cut into her online time.
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Pouring your shit out of the window like a peasant in 1509 would be a remarkable health improvement
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Just smoke cigarettes for one hour.
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hell, just turn one into one more hour of *sleep*
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does asking if y'all will do an episode on her count as left punching?
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I can't stop laughing while picturing these suggestions coming from a therapist.
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I keep YouTube open on my phone almost all day but I’m listening like it’s an audio book rather than looking at my phone.
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It's astounding if that 17 hour average is true. Like, it's literally sleep, online.

Mix in the occasional 5 min for a shit. Eat once a week. One of those human-sized gerbil water feeders
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legal advice?
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i know it’s replacing small screen with big screen but one of the things I enjoy about going to see movies is it forces me to turn off my phone for 2-3 hours and be okay with it
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Wouldn’t your eyes physically hurt at some point
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I appreciate your suggestions on how to use my non screen time. My attorney will be using this to represent my future actions. /s
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Man it sucks seeing right-wing character assassination campaigns work in real time.

Please go read the proposed "Social Media Addiction" laws that the GOP is getting passed in these states as a way to limit speech I beg you.
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taylor lorenz simply does those things while tweeting
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Do we think she has a therapist? Because a therapist would be hitting the big red alert button
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