Logically, I know the likelihood of it being anything life-endangering is slim, but there’s nothing quite as terrifying as [ominous elevator beeping].
I’m eating breakfast and just started questioning everything, because I’m eating bacon. I like bacon. I’ll eat it anyway, but I like it much better if its crunchy. And as soon as I articulated that thought, even in my own head, the influence of the internet showed its head with the thought ‘do I actually like bacon, or do i just like the cronch?’
teachers: don’t come to class when you’re sick!! it’s better for everyone if you stay home
also teachers: oh yeah just remember that you will be harshly penalized over missing class for any reason, including physical sickness!
every student, ever:
The worst part about getting a new phone is less having to download all the apps again, and more having to try and remember all the passwords for everything.
Happy Hallow’s Eve Friends! I hope everything is suitably spooky and there is lots of candy for everyone!
And may you all be blessed with no jumpscares. :D
Me:
I'm bored.
Me:
I should work on that one blog I'm attempting for my D&D characters.
My brain:
No motivation.
Me:
Ok, but I can't try to interact with people until I've at least got the character descriptions done, it wouldn't be fair. They need to know what they're working with.
im incredibly conflicted by the phrase ‘the question is not who will let me but who will stop me’ because on one hand its so fucking raw and powerful but on the other hand it’s derived from ayn rand but on yet another hand the first and primary time ive ever seen it was on a picture of a lawnmower flying through the sky which is the perfect level of absurd and nonsensical that would piss ayn rand off
my attention span as a 10 year old: *reads the Lord of the Rings trilogy in like two sittings*
my attention span now: *checks internet every 10 minutes during important task, opens new tab of same site I’m already browsing and got tired of*
Hey sorry OP I’m gonna steal your post but! Since my mom, as an elementary school teacher, encountered this problem with parents a lot: both of these things are signs of ADHD. Being able to focus intensely on tasks that you’re interested in, like reading or crafts, is not necessarily a sign that you don’t have attention problems. I was diagnosed at age 6 and my mom saw this with me nearly every day! It’s called hyperfocusing, and involves focusing intensely on a certain subject or task for an extended period of time, often with the side effect of being unable to stop or notice time passing or other external stimula. Reading is a good example, and was honestly the reason I was always so late to come down for dinner as a child, since I was hyperfocusing so hard on my book that I couldn’t hear my mom telling me to come eat. Another more modern example is wikipedia, or youtube videos. You know how sometimes you’ll blink and find out you’ve spent the last two hours watching cat videos, or somehow managed to surf wikipedia articles all the way from like, the Monroe presidency to Joan of Arc? If that happens a lot, it’s probably a sign of ADHD! Go find a checklist online and see if any of the other symptoms apply to you.
Am I the only one whose internet addiction started with my parents not letting me fucking go anywhere
kid: hey can i go outside and exercise and make some friends
parents: no
kid: okay then
kid: *relies on the internet for literally all social interaction and entertainment because there’s nothing else to do in the house*
parents: get off your phone. youre on the internet too much. you’re addicted. it’s unhealthy. children shouldnt be doing this. why dont you have any friends
