u/That_izzy

Has anyone notice an uptick in facetime calls on public transport and waiting for the bus or train station I ammseeinf it more and more these days what are everyone else thoughts

Hi everyone 👋🏽,

I have a Google home screen and i can't see anything on my screen.

it finishes loading goes to a white screen or after resetting it.

It stays on the loading screen and to add I have the best wifi on 5G and checked it to see if it dropped and thankfully hasn't dropped to 2.4G's.

So has this happed since the new AI roll out. I don't know what google home I have but most likely is the newest model as I got it 2/3 years ago

Help would be greatly appreciated.

OP

I see so many posts regarding TikTok and what to do once you’ve deleted or fasted TikTok.

See multiple posts daily about people getting rid of TikTok.

I also want to add it’s okay to be bored it sparks creativity and it brings back that childlike spark of being bored.

There’s not enough boredom in 2026.

I’m glad that you’re getting rid of TikTok and that you’re finally seeing that it is what it is.

I’ve made this collective post because people don’t know what to do because of the brain rot given by TikTok and it’s really sad.

I am firsthand seeing the digital rot that is here in 2026 and alive.

(Also don’t ask AI that’s just being silly)

the best thing I can pass on delete all social media Instagram TikTok Facebook lemon8 Pinterest reels and others that I haven’t mentioned delete the social media all of it.

So how do I get my time back or my life back that’s really simple you need to have a week where your brain officially detox it takes three weeks for your brain to detox from social media as a whole.

I’m on currently the second and going on to the third week.

This is what I found works for me number one use social media like it’s a newspaper.

once a week for 50 minutes you check all social media in that time span then once you’ve checked all social media on a separate device.

if you can that’s it you wait again until next week and you go from there.

Connecting with people outside of social media it’s a lot easier than you think.

Also you will find people who are your actual true friends and family through this.

Tell them I don’t use social media any more.

You can text or you can call or message and go from there I still personally use the Messenger app which is connected to Facebook but not on Facebook because it’s a separate app thankfully.

also if you use WhatsApp and so forth you can still use it.

It’s not technically social media for those wondering.

How do I find hobbies and interests very simply join the hobbies and interest Reddit page and that will give you ideas.

I personally went back to what I enjoyed as a child which was making kandi beading bracelets necklaces and different little trinkets also you can find low-cost hobbies like geocaching or QR code geocaching very fun. Very cool. Also scrapbooking is another low-cost one also colouring in.

You don’t need fancy markers but all the social media people have you can use simple low-cost coloured pencils you can find a colouring book very cheaply at a local Kmart yes they still exist in Australia or pound land or dollarama you get the point.

Also you can find colouring sheets online and use an app Procreate to colour it in.

There is a lot to do outside of TikTok and there is a lot to do outside of Instagram Facebook Twitter a.k.a. X your brain has just not rewired itself just yet it still wants that dopamine hit and it’s still looking for that gimme gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme.

Here are some high cost hobbies that people have brought back people are moding and buying 3ds and taking them with them to play because they are low tech and they don’t have any drawbacks like notifications and so forth.

also people are buying CD players portable CD players MP3 players that take an SD card iPods that are moded I know this can go on with the gaming space.

I know people who have modded Wii and gameboy and much much more.

You will be able to live without social media through this.

You’ll be able to find who your true people are and who aren’t your true people.

I learnt this through my detox and my time not being on social media.

I now know who my real people are and who actually wants to ask questions who actually wants to message me who actually also wants to do a social media cleanse and much much more.

Yes it will feel weird not being able to see people’s posts not being able to know the coolest and hippies thing and all the trends but I find the actual connection of them asking so how’s life been much better then talking about a social media post because 9 times out of 10 you’ve got nothing to talk about because you’ve already posted about it.

I see it with the younger generation the UK brought in their social media ban they were 11-year-olds screaming at mum screaming at dad screaming at siblings because they don’t know what to talk about they only talk about what’s trending and FaceTime they don’t know anything outside of it.

One of the parents in the video asked you could go to the park.

The literal child said no we don’t go to the park. That’s stupid. That’s a waste of time.

Why would we go to the park when we have FaceTime we got kids Messenger and now we can’t use that anymore because of the stupid government and the minister that hates us.

the mum talked about why it’s good to get off tech and so forth and it was the most scariest video I’ve ever seen when it comes to social media detoxing.

There are multiple children now going through a social media detox not by choice by given by the government in the UK and it’s just gonna be a bunch of awkward children just there not knowing what to do because social media has been there everything.

Also, this goes with Australia as well.

They have cut off social media at the end of 2025.

So this week has been the best week of My Life from the first of this month to the seventh I've basically completed a social media fast.

It was life-changing to the point where I've deleted all social media off my phone and I only have my iPad where my social media is and I use it as a newspaper where I check it once a week.

So what that means is I don't have any social media on my phone Samsung a55 is the device I have and the only thing I have on is reddit YouTube and YT music.

What I have put in place to replace the scrolling is a 3DS my Kindle and any physical books I'll bring with me and my iPod or I just use my phone for podcasts and any videos that are in a podcast style that aren't a podcast as I pay for youtube + the music program so it is win win.

Then normally at home I just put the TV on with some music in the background and I'm able to tether my headphones Bluetooth wise to it so I can listen to music podcasts or just keeping interesting videos on in the background sometimes I don't even watch them sometimes I'm just listening and doing art and craft or so forth.

When it comes to streaming TV wise with the TV wars I only have HBO Max and disney+ as I know and I can limit how much I want in how much I want to watch and it's not on my phone is that is for the same reason that i got rid of social media.

This is how I keep the minimal side of tech and the low stimulation side of tech alive because we can't get rid of tech we can only find ways that we can use tech in an appropriate manner.

When it comes to other people needing to contact me they can either text me or they can phone me or they can message me via Facebook Messenger because I'm blessed to know the app is separate from Facebook as a whole which is life goals as a whole and then also whats app as well.

So this week has been the best week of My Life from the first of this month to the seventh I've basically completed a social media fast.

It was life-changing to the point where I've deleted all social media off my phone and I only have my iPad where my social media is and I use it as a newspaper where I check it once a week.

So what that means is I don't have any social media on my phone Samsung a55 is the device I have and the only thing I have on is reddit YouTube and YT music.

What I have put in place to replace the scrolling is a 3DS my Kindle and any physical books I'll bring with me and my iPod or I just use my phone for podcasts and any videos that are in a podcast style that aren't a podcast as I pay for youtube + the music program so it is win win.

Then normally at home I just put the TV on with some music in the background and I'm able to tether my headphones Bluetooth wise to it so I can listen to music podcasts or just keeping interesting videos on in the background sometimes I don't even watch them sometimes I'm just listening and doing art and craft or so forth.

When it comes to streaming TV wise with the TV wars I only have HBO Max and disney+ as I know and I can limit how much I want in how much I want to watch and it's not on my phone is that is for the same reason that i got rid of social media.

This is how I keep the minimal side of tech and the low stimulation side of tech alive because we can't get rid of tech we can only find ways that we can use tech in an appropriate manner.

When it comes to other people needing to contact me they can either text me or they can phone me or they can message me via Facebook Messenger because I'm blessed to know the app is separate from Facebook as a whole which is life goals as a whole and then also whats app as well.

Hi 👋🏼,

I have a sticky situation.

How would you handle someone having you OP as their special interest?

It’s come to the point with a dress the way that I dress try to look the way that I look and try being me, which is a lot to take in.

I am also autistic myself as you could probably see within more header of the post.

I don’t know what to do in this scenario. It’s very creepy and very odd because they don’t talk to me or they sit near me or anything like that.

They actually don’t really like me that much and I can see that within their body language and the way that they talk about people and the way that they speak about specific people.

I don’t know what the issue is and I would like to solve X Y and Z issue and keep it peaceful as possible. This person is also autistic and ADHD.

I need to put them in for the context.

Also we both go to a social autism group and it’s really awkward when I see them help would be really appreciated and advice would be really appreciated.

Much appreciated,

OP

This has been going on since 1pm look at photo for reference how to fix 4th reset of modem + 3 app reset modem not showing wifi everything else is green even front of the box is green when it shouldn't be green

Perth WA

Also PS wish we could add photos to show the issue 😕

Just got to my destination and lucky to be on a earlier train.

Once again trains are backed up due to the 3 stations the end of of Yanchep at the end of the line having works still being done apparently from what I have heard though the grape vine.

So all trains heading to Mandurah are fine thankfully.

What a joke thankfully everyone is safe but don't bet on getting where you need to be this week each morning untill the works are done.

All lines are definitely delayed so plan responsibly this morning yep it is what it is.

Also to add now Armidale service are down 👎🏽 to okay very much worried and confused 🤔 it is what it is.

I was just wondering with the Barbie phone that has come out a couple years ago so forth in Australia.

with the Barbie phone does it have hotspot capabilities.

as I'll need to hotspot my Samsung phone for my job when needed very rarely.

my goal is to do a detox of my Samsung phone for a good couple of months.

was thinking of grabbing the Barbie phone for this or a phone that can hotspot.

if anyone has any further advice when it comes to getting a flip phone that is got hotspot capabilities that would be much appreciated.

I have had oppo before and sadly the phone did break due to the charging port not charging correctly.

I really should have taken the phone back but didn't and now realized if I were to get the phone again to only charge it in the dock.