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[–] tal@lemmy.today 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

About the only time our TV gets turned on anymore is for 1) videogames or 2) watching youtube.

It’s mostly just a giant monitor at this point

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

BMX flatland bicycle tricks. Sometimes even rode a unicycle.

Usually I use my phone when I an sitting around waiting for something. In those times, before I had a phone, I would always think about things I could and should make, and the techniques and mechanics of how they would work.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Read books, play videogames, go outside and beat each other with sticks...

[–] nycki@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Comic books. And those weird bathroom readers.

[–] zazilicious@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I read a bunch, and played a lot of video games. I am on the older-end of Gen z, so smartphones only became a thing when I was older, so most of my childhood was spent on computers running a mix of windows 98, Windows XP, and eventually Linux, where I got most of my books and almost all my games.

[–] DasFaultier@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm surprised nobody said wank yet.

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[–] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I read magazines, played videogames, watched TV, went "out and about", browsed the net, etc.

[–] Alice@hilariouschaos.com 6 points 1 year ago

Literally complain about it while sitting on the couch bored

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Read books.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 5 points 1 year ago

I used to buy these little pocket-sized Sudoku books that I'd keep with me, usually play a puzzle or two while commuting to work or something.

[–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I think I used to eat mud when I was bored.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I used to draw anytime there wasn't something to do, which was most of the time. Now it's my job

[–] learningduck@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

Pokemon on Gameboy. Physical books and comics. Sketching.

Shampoo bottles while pooping.

[–] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Child me draws.
Adult me thinks.

You know why we lack philosophy now

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Cross-section books.

No one has mentioned magazines or newspapers yet.

[–] martinbasic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Listen the ringtones and play games I have on my Nokia cell phone

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I watched a lot of TV and browsed the Internet on my desktop. Now I can just do these things while I'm on the go lol although I still do it just the same at home too

[–] emptyother@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

Dream about the day we could install Windows on our cell phones and carry our computers with us everywhere. And play snake on our dumb phones.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Music, books and TV.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Before smartphones we had snake and Tetris on non smart phones and we liked it. Before that books and news papers were popular.

[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Having sex. Maybe.

Don't judge me, it's all about statistics.

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