xylogx@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoBoomers can't understand why gen-z can't put their phones down and watch the TV like a normal person.message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down123
arrow-up1144arrow-down1message-squareBoomers can't understand why gen-z can't put their phones down and watch the TV like a normal person.xylogx@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squarepdxfed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up106·8 days agoOlder people can be just as bad as young ones about phone addiction and poor habits let alone manners
minus-squareRyanmiller70@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up25·8 days agoMy mother was constantly on her phone playing games or scrolling social media/TikTok/YouTube. Even when her favorite shows were on she barely paid any attention.
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·8 days agoMy mom used to knit during shows, and either miss a plot point, or lose count of a stitch and have to unravel stuff. For movies, she was notorious for falling asleep and getting upset that we finished watching it anyway.
minus-squareSpacehooks@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·8 days agoLol my grandma had phone additiction long before smart phones. Watching TV before steaming really sucked with her in room.
Older people can be just as bad as young ones about phone addiction and poor habits let alone manners
My mother was constantly on her phone playing games or scrolling social media/TikTok/YouTube. Even when her favorite shows were on she barely paid any attention.
My mom used to knit during shows, and either miss a plot point, or lose count of a stitch and have to unravel stuff.
For movies, she was notorious for falling asleep and getting upset that we finished watching it anyway.
Lol my grandma had phone additiction long before smart phones. Watching TV before steaming really sucked with her in room.