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I firmly maintain that phones are a symptom and not a cause. The cost of going outside is much. Many third places have collapsed under the crushing weight of austerity. Our time is ruthlessly regulated. Transport is expensive. Everyone is tired and sick.
Phones, social media, are what's left.
This 100%. I also maintain that heavy social media usage is a coping mechanism just as much as it is a cause of mental health problems. You wanna talk about an opiate of the masses? I watched my parents exhaustedly zone out in front of the tv to deal with their shitty fucking jobs for decades. Now I’m doing the same thing except with my phone.
I literally can't afford to get a haircut right now
Been cutting my own hair for 5 years gang. :bad-haircut:
It gets better. I've got 10 years experience and I do almost as good a job as any hairdresser ever did.
that's cool. do you just shave with electric trimmers?
That's how I started (dog grooming clippers). Now I use scissors most of the time and sometimes touch up with clippers. (when I remember to charge the battery)
I resorted to not cutting my hair and asking my wife to trim my bangs. So many split & dead ends
This seems like the most correct take.
yeah you can get a phone and internet cheap compared to ]anything else you might want. it's no surprise people spend all their time online given the material conditions we're forced to live in