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Re:Body Doubling by jvm___ on Sunday November 06, 2022 @03:37PM (#33496819)
profoundly lonely and isolating media consumption is

This is the main problem in my marriage, we don't consume the same media - we've tried to find something in common to watch, but mostly spend it on our phones watching our own media streams, edu-tainment YouTubers for me and Netflix/Disney/Facebook watch for her.

You can't make cultural references or have inside jokes if you don't consume the same media.

Re:Body Doubling by comprev on Sunday November 06, 2022 @03:46PM (#33496915)
Put the phones away and find activities which you both enjoy?
Re:Body Doubling by jvm___ on Sunday November 06, 2022 @06:47PM (#33498987)
It's been years of arguments that end with "we'll find something to do together".

Our media consumption habits probably aren't the core problem, being able to easily ignore the other person; because the barrier to entry to time wasters is so low, certainly doesn't help.