AFK normalcy

The situation where people who have excessive screen time per day will get an eye, whilst AFK moments are "normalized" (i.e. happens more frequently and feels less painful). For example, in K-12 school campuses where smartphones must be collected during school hours, which is akcually meant to create conducive learning environments and not to "condition" students for unavoidable AFK moments in the foreseeable future.

At school, we have to hand in our phones, which makes AFK normalcy a real thing—everyone's so used to stepping away from their screens that it hardly bothers us anymore!

by Emotional Cruiser August 19, 2025

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AFK inflation

AFK inflation refers the increase of the amount of screen time you're supposed to have in order to catch up latest YouTube videos that happens whilst the amount of screen time you're able to have remains the same. There are quite a few causative factors that can cause AFK inflation, e.g. having many YouTube channels uploading new videos at the same time.

After a week of being busy, I felt the effects of AFK inflation hit hard; with dozens of new uploads waiting for me, I realized I’d need to binge-watch for hours just to catch up latest YouTube videos!

by Emotional Cruiser August 19, 2025

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AFK

An acronym for "ashed, fucked, and kissed". Usually occurs in very toxic relationships in which a boyfriend or girlfriend "ashes" a joint on their significant other, then proceeds to have shitty sex with them. If someone has been AFK'd, they are most likely crazy.

"Yo dude, last night was so much fun, I AFK'd my girl."
Guy: "How'd you get that burn on your arm?"
Girl: "Oh this? My boyfriend AFK'd me when we were 14."

by sickoME March 28, 2019

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