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Re:Is Ben scrolling TikTok right now? by rgovostes on Saturday August 17, 2024 @02:00AM (#41272383)
Is it accurate? It currently averages to 4 hours per day, or approximately 25% of waking hours spent scrolling TikTok—even while the creator is consciously trying to cut back. I am sure I don’t want to know the cumulative time I’ve wasted on similar sites, but this strains believability.

(Aside: I’ve never regretted the times I’ve spontaneously deleted my account on sites that sucked way too much of my time. In every case I should have done it years sooner.)

Re:Is Ben scrolling TikTok right now? by elaus on Saturday August 17, 2024 @03:35AM (#41272631)
I don't do Tiktok but my personal time tracking says this month I took about 4 hours a day browsing the web (HN, Reddit, news, ...) and watching Youtube videos.

I think the number is (sadly) totally believable, especially if one has a longer commute (by train) or if one scrolls Tiktok while doing other things.

Re:Is Ben scrolling TikTok right now? by bengrosser on Saturday August 17, 2024 @09:18AM (#41274383)
Yes, it's accurate. Sadly. I will say that my TikTok viewing is often multitasked, so that total isn't me only staring at (that) screen. Sometimes I'm watching (or listening to) TikTok and watching another screen too!