Comment on Introverts of our era spend their time on their computers, but what did introverts do before? Like when literacy rates were lower (pre-1950s)? Or before the printing press?

• Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  With the exception of the stars (assuming you live somewhere with bad light pollution, which is most people), all of those things are still achievable. You can even use the internet to learn how to do them; don’t let your dreams stay dreams!

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  • queermunist@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Time isn’t free.

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    • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Any time spent on here is also time that can be spent on other things. The habit of scrolling isn’t something you have to be bound to.

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      • queermunist@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        That pales in comparison to the massive time investment of having a full time job and taking care of a living space by yourself (cooking, cleaning, shopping, repairs, etc). This is unique to our era, we used to not work as many hours and we used to live in more communal family spaces where work was evenly shared so that everyone had lighter loads.

        The fact that I can squeeze in 20 minutes of posting a day isn’t the reason I can’t go on 3 hour walks like I used to.

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    • turdcollector69@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Never has been free, the only difference is that there’s more junk to spend your time on now.

      It’s always been up to you if you want to spend time productively or not.

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      • queermunist@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        There’s also longer work days and less work shared between the clan/gens/extended family.

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  • Taldan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    For much of America, going on walks isn’t a pleasant experience. Most people live in car-centric areas, where you will have the noise, fumes, and dangers of cars at all times

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    • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I live a couple of blocks off a freeway exit, I’m very familiar with that. I still go walking in the rich neighborhoods, because they have nice trees and can’t stop me.

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• TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You can do my chores for me if you want, I know it’s little but it’s something.

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• birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Minus the stars, it’s my life. It’s pretty good.

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