• essell@lemmy.world
    922·
    10 days ago

    Maybe the screen itself isn’t the point then?

    Did people who had to write things for a living ever enjoy books when they got home?

  • Matriks404@lemmy.world
    591·
    10 days ago

    When I was younger I loved tech and everything related to computers. Now I am nearly 30, and I hate tech more each day. Not only it’s a waste of time, it becomes worse and less user friendly every year, full of nonsensical problems, AI bullshit and overall less control of our devices.

    I need to finally buy a fucking bicycle, and spend some more time outdoors, or I will get crazy.

    • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
      15·
      9 days ago

      I’m older than you but otherwise the same. Seems like everything is going in the wrong direction thanks to corpos trying to wring as much money as possible out of it rather than making it as useful to people as possible.

    • Prison Mike@links.hackliberty.org
      10·
      9 days ago

      I still love tech but only because I realize that it can actually empower us. The dark patterns that corporations use (for me personally and especially when it comes to customer service) are what ruin it, but maybe I’m still naïve.

    • hobovision@lemm.ee
      7·
      9 days ago

      Buy 3 bicycles! 1st an electric commuter/cargo bike so you can run errands without a car. 2nd a road/hybrid bike for fun and exercise on paved paths. 3rd a mountain bike so you can enjoy more nature. (an eMTB if they’re allowed on your local trails can combine all 3 bikes if you want)

    • reboot6675@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      9 days ago

      I feel you. And I work in tech (maybe you do too, idk). Point is, I’d need a bicycle AND a career change…

    • drathvedro@lemm.ee
      12·
      8 days ago

      Just don’t make the mistake I’ve did at buying an electric bicycle. The controllers for the engines are mostly proprietary barely sewn together noname pieces of garbage, that you’d need some bullshit adapters and obscure software to flash settings in.

      Also don’t dig yourself too deep into cycling. There are good quality bicycles at a cost of a motorcycle or even a used car, and then there’s aliexpress specials made of whatever was lying around, but there are very few in-between options. I’d suggest just getting the latter and throwing it out when it breaks or you get bored.

  • Miphera@lemmy.world
    20·
    9 days ago

    I enjoyed looking at this on my small screen while listening to something playing on my big screen.

    • dingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      My job involves utilizing a screen all day, but I actually only tend to frequently glance up at it and don’t spend a lot of time staring directly at it. I use voice dictation software for my job so I just do quick checks that it’s working and I’m on the right screen essentially. Most of my work is with my hands and it can be pretty neat! There are a lot of kinds of jobs out there!

    • BluesF@lemmy.world
      23·
      9 days ago

      Hisssss! Get away with your poison words! Leave me to my tippy tapping at my special clickety clackety keyboard!

    • Hackworth@lemmy.worldEnglish
      111·
      9 days ago

      Yes, but most of them involve constant interaction with people that have forgotten how to interact with people.

      • TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works
        5·
        9 days ago

        Not to be the cliche guy… But trades work was my answer

        I abhor interacting with people… Now I have maybe 4 people to talk to in a whole day. I just do my job and go home

    • Olhonestjim@lemmy.world
      2·
      9 days ago

      Trust me, we got screens there too now.

      But we do get good excuses to smash em now and then. Oopsie doodles.

      • Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world
        3·
        9 days ago

        And the more control you have over the work the more screen time you get. My family has a lot of contractors, and my dad left that to work trades for the government. Before my dad died he spent most of his day on his computer, even though it was his least favorite part, but he was the head of his department. My contractor uncles all spend hours a day on screens, calls, orders, book keeping, meetings, drafting, reading specifications, reading contracts, etc., now that they are the head of businesses that have younger people doing most of the physical work.

    • MehBlah@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 days ago

      Yes but you get board hanging on the back of garbage truck so you take a screen with you.

  • loutr@sh.itjust.works
    19·
    9 days ago

    (If you haven’t seen Severance yet, get on your big screen and watch it now, you won’t regret it)

  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
    17·
    9 days ago

    Yes, because doing accounting on paper is the same as reading a book. And listening to your boss is the same as listening to your friends.

    • Agent641@lemmy.world
      23·
      9 days ago

      And rope bondage play with the wife is the same as tying down loads of sheet metal on the back of delivery truck.

      What?

      • phorq@lemmy.mlEspañol
        2·
        8 days ago

        I knew I should’ve talked to HR when I was told to “load her up” by my boss!

  • underKap@lemm.ee
    161·
    10 days ago

    lets judge people by their screen time, i would like to callit Screen shaming

  • e$tGyr#J2pqM8v@feddit.nl
    3·
    9 days ago

    As a psychiatric nurse, during my work day I watch my screen for about 1 out of 8 hours. When I come home I like to spend some time behind the screen. I sometimes wonder if it is necessary that so many people work behind screens. Shouldn’t we get more people to work as nurses, teachers but also craftsman, handyman, etc. This may sound as a naive and romantic thought, and I’m sure a lot of the work behind screens is extremely useful and efficient. But still I wonder if we haven’t somehow lost focus of what’s important. Like we’ve started to think that we can solve everything behind the computer, while simultaneously things are falling apart, people are lonely and people in need don’t get help.