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screen time inflation

The phenomenon where you want to be able to have more and more screen time whilst still having screen time limits imposed by parents remain equally strict. This is mainly caused by constantly subscribing to new YouTube channels, which does not show maturity in limiting your own screen time. Rather, it tells the YouTube algorithm that you're willing to have more hours of YouTube per day even though you may "only" do this as a mere digital form of "tipping". It's akin to the akcual inflation, where prices and cost of living increases significantly whilst your wage remains equally low.
Ever since Jamie started subscribing to all those YouTube channels, his screen time inflation has skyrocketed; he wants to watch more videos but still has to stick to the equally strict limits set by his parents.
by Emotional Cruiser August 4, 2025
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Screenior

Elderly person who spends a lot of time on their iPad.
My grandpa is a screenior, i can't even get his attention.
Check out those screenior citizens, they're probably reading Fox News.
by BikeTour26 August 11, 2025
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screentime

A third-party accessory that makes childhood do no longer look like childhood anymore — it's akin to the third-party mod "Ultimate Immersion" that make Minecraft do no longer look like Minecraft. BTW, the "vanilla", unmodded version of childhood consists of doing sports, playing outside, reading physical books, and hanging out with friends.
With all this screentime, my kids barely know what a real childhood looks like anymore!
by Emotional Cruiser August 15, 2025
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SCREENAGER

THE BEST THING EVER TO HAPPEN TO YOU. YOU WILL BECOME AWSOME AND AMAZING.
WOW THAT GUYD A SCRNENGER IW ANT OT B ELIKE HIM ONE DAY

BECAUE OF HOW OLL GE IS.

*CAT
*IPHONE
*EAGLERCRAFT
*SCREENAGER
by blosse13 August 21, 2025
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screen time rebel

A person who grows up with screen time limits for YouTube imposed by parents, but the same person doesn't want to impose the same screen time limits on their own future children. Persons like this are usually born from the first generation to grow up with YouTube, i.e. Generation Z (born 1997~2012).
As a screen time rebel, I remember how strict my parents were about YouTube, but I want my kids to explore and enjoy content freely, just like I wish I could have.
by Emotional Cruiser August 25, 2025
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Screeny

Used when a dumbass is trying to say screenshot but instead makes it weird.
"hey can you take a screeny of this for me please~"
by Thetis_Exodus August 30, 2025
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Screenshatting

ScreenShatting (verb)

The act of aggressively screenshotting someone’s post, artwork, or authored content—usually out of context—and reposting it to provoke rage, derail conversation, or farm clout. It’s digital sabotage disguised as engagement. Often used by trolls, baiters, or chaos agents who can’t match the original tension, so they fracture it instead.
“After David dropped that capsule, the trolls started ScreenShatting it everywhere—no credit, no context, just pure distortion to bait reactions.”
by Wordwrecker September 2, 2025
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