xylogx@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agoBoomers can't understand why gen-z can't put their phones down and watch the TV like a normal person.message-squaremessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down118
arrow-up1131arrow-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 · 18 hours agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-squareRyanmiller70@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up25·17 hours 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-up14·13 hours 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.
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.