A tendency, particularly among Millennials, to make significant purchases—such as booking flights—using larger laptop screens rather than mobile devices. This preference is often driven by the desire for a more detailed view and easier navigation during the purchasing process.
Many Millennials exhibit a big screen preference when it comes to making important purchases, like booking flights, as they find it more convenient to use their laptops for better visibility.
by Emotional Cruiser September 19, 2025
Get the big screen preference mug.The phenomenon where it's easier for you to eventually start limiting your own screen time (though it initally requires you to "lose" your "appetite" to binge-watch YouTube like usual). As your parents impose strict behavior requirement to get more screen time to watch YouTube that you're simply unable to fulfill, no matter how "good" your behavior is.
After my parents imposed strict rules on my screen time, I ended up going on a screen time detox and found I actually enjoyed exercising more!
by Emotional Cruiser September 20, 2025
Get the screen time detox mug.After an hour of Screen Time Bargaining, I finally convinced my parents to let me play video games for an extra hour!
by Emotional Cruiser September 21, 2025
Get the screen time bargaining mug.The phenomenon where until smartphones have been around for sufficiently long periods of time, there are multiple different conventions on how well a child should behave in order to get more screen time. Even though by now, there have been found the following deciding factors on whether someone (children or otherwise) should (be allowed to) have screen time: a) the desired duration of screen time, b) the purpose of having screen time, c) personal susceptibility towards the effect(s) of excessive screen time.
In our household, screen time conventions are strict; we have to consider behavior, purpose, and how long the kids can actually handle it without experiencing brainrot.
by Emotional Cruiser September 21, 2025
Get the screen time conventions mug.The phenomenon where you always think, "If I exhibit behavior A instead of behavior B, I will X additional hours of screen time per day from my parents" even though your parents don't akcually operate under such conditions.
He’s stuck in a screen time delusion, thinking if he cleans his room, his parents will reward him with extra gaming hours, even though they’ve never promised that.
by Emotional Cruiser September 21, 2025
Get the screen time delusion mug.The phenomenon where children are more accepting of new screen time limits imposed by parents during significant periods such as New Year, birthdays, the start of the school year, or Ramadan, compared to normal days like a busy Wednesday.
It's like the screen time resolution effect kicks in every January; the kids are totally on board with the new limits, but try it during a hectic Wednesday, and it’s a whole different story!
by Emotional Cruiser September 22, 2025
Get the screen time resolution effect mug.When parents get to reintroduce screen time limits to their children as soon as COVID-19 pandemic ends, after 2 years of unavoidable increase of screen time durations during the lockdown caused by this pandemic
Once the pandemic was over, it was time for the reintroduction of screen time limits; my parents were ready to put those limits back in place after all that extra screen time during the lockdown caused by the pandemic.
by Emotional Cruiser September 22, 2025
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