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[–] TheEntity@kbin.social 74 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Well, that's certainly a color scheme.

[–] MagicPterodactyl@lemmy.ml 15 points 9 months ago

I kinda like how gross it is. More things should strive to look gross.

[–] library_napper@monyet.cc 4 points 9 months ago

Yeah what ever happens to cold-to-hot colors?

[–] e-ratic@kbin.social 62 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Graphic design is my passion

[–] library_napper@monyet.cc 3 points 9 months ago

Fuckin Iryna at it again

[–] TheFriendlyDickhead@lemm.ee 44 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I love how it sais that South Africa has the highest and Egypt has the lowest screen time of Africa, while they are the only countries in Agrica with Data.

[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 9 months ago

Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes..

Based on the colour, it looks like us south Africans still spend tons of time on our phones.

[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 35 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I mean, 8 hours just for work. If you count all screens I probably spend like 14 hours a day starring "on screens".

[–] library_napper@monyet.cc 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, not sure how the average is less than 8 hours. That's insane back-to-nature primitivism shit

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Japan is only 3:45 hours? How? Are those salarymen working 12hrs per day in front of their computers not counted? Or is it offset by kids not allowed to use smartphones at school?

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 11 points 9 months ago

I think japan still uses a lot of paper in the administrative side of things, that could bring it down too. Still seems like a data collection issue based on how much of an outlier it is.

[–] kraftpudding@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don't think this these numbers include work at all. Because none of the articles the graphic is based on mention work at all, nor do their sources it seems. And also, the sources talk about "time spent connected to the internet", so streaming would count, but not TV, which is also a screen. So average real screen time could be even higher.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'd be curious what the original data was from, the link just says DataReportal.com ?

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm very surprised that south America has much higher screen time than north America

[–] library_napper@monyet.cc 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah I dont understand this. Only thing I can think is that news is more TV in the north and more phone based on south?

[–] library_napper@monyet.cc 5 points 9 months ago

Wtf how is the high end 9 hours? That's just my time at work. It doesn't even include the commute, reading the news, and talking with friends.

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Japan: the lowest screen time in Asia and Oceania (also the world)

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'm wondering who they surveyed. Salarymen vs housewives vs retirees would have completely different answers tbh.

[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

One also wonders how the questions asked were phrased. And how they interpreted responses of, "E, chotto . . ." and other "telling the truth would be rude" circumlocutions.

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

Yes, this is also true. I had a job in a Tokyo suburb going house to house surveying households (read: stay at home wives and retirees) and my god, getting them to answer questions face-to-face was like pulling teeth.

Once we anonymized the surveys however, damn were the honest lol. Especially about the foreigner (me 😂)

[–] SilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 months ago

I think people that see these numbers as low does not realize that tons of people don't work in front of a screen full-time, and the average would include children and the elderly

[–] library_napper@monyet.cc 3 points 9 months ago

So, TV isn't a screen according to this, right?

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago

Japan so low because they are dead in bed before they can open their phone or what?