“Being an adult is staring at medium screens all day to come home and stare at a little screen while a big screen is on in the background”

Many people stare at screens all day, both at work and at home. This was posted on X/Twitter by Laurazepam on May 11, 2021, and it received over 38,000 likes:
 
“being an adult is staring at medium screens all day to come home and stare at a little screen while a big screen is on in the background.”
 
The “big screen” at home is a television. “We stare at our medium screens all day and then reward ourselves by looking at our big screen while scrolling our tiny screen” was posted on X/Twitter by Amanda Goetz on October 10, 2023, and this received over 800 likes.
 
 
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Laurazepam
@andlikelaura
being an adult is staring at medium screens all day to come home and stare at a little screen while a big screen is on in the background
8:16 AM · May 11, 2021
 
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@Pakibrand
being an adult is staring at medium screens all day to come home and stare at a little screen while a big screen is on in the background
10:32 AM · May 15, 2021
 
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Amanda Goetz
@AmandaMGoetz
We stare at our medium screens all day and then reward ourselves by looking at our big screen while scrolling our tiny screen.
3:51 PM · Oct 10, 2023
 
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Hayley Leake
October 11, 2023 at 9:37 AM ·
We stare at our medium screens all day and then reward ourselves by looking at our big screen while scrolling our tiny screen.
 
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Devon Dympsy
‪@devondympsy.bsky.social‬
True for many of us, I reckon…
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1:20 PM · Aug 19, 2024
 
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Little Church Mouse
August 30, 2024 at 2:03 AM ·
Being an adult these days seems to be staring at a medium-sized screen all day, then coming home to stare at a small screen whilst the big screen is on in the background 🙄🙄🙄
 
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Jerry Olivarez
May 17, 2026 at 10:36 AM ·
Being an adult is sitting on a chair while staring at medium screens all day. After work, you sit on the couch, staring at a little screen while a big screen is on in the background.