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I think for most people, its not trauma but rather nothing interesting going on in their lives.

• FearlessNebula 5y ago
  This, or the extension of it: the interesting things take more friction. I could start a programming project I had an idea for, practice vector art, read some technical blog posts I have bookmarked, but I often don’t. I probably average 3 hours a day of time wasted on Reddit and YouTube because there’s so little friction. I can pull my phone out of my pocket and navigate in the browser before I even consciously know what I’m doing. I’m 99% sure I don’t have trauma, and my childhood was almost as privileged as it gets.
  • JKCalhoun 5y ago
    It's downtime for the brain. I think we need it. You could also go on 45 minute walks.
    • FearlessNebula 5y ago
      It doesn’t feel like downtime. My brain isn’t resting, it’s jumping from topic to topic parsing information for dopamine hits. It’s a totally different experience from stepping away from the devices and just being with your thoughts which is why is refreshing, rather than draining.
      • lostmsu 5y ago
        Some most interesting thoughts are not less draining, than video games.
• ballenf 5y ago
  Lack of human contact is a form of trauma -- it's used as the basis for almost all forms of torture and punishment.