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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 81 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Like everyone else in the western world, looking at my phone.

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 22 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Have there been any video games that have done this for an idle animation?

[–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 6 months ago

Someone should mod this into Cyberpunk

[–] SwearingRobin@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

IIRC, the Sims sometimes check their phones in the Sims 4. Sometimes even while walking somewhere.

[–] GuyFi@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago

Going Under does this

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 12 points 6 months ago

This is the most accurate answer for 80% of the people on the internet.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

Doomscrolling.

[–] cheesorist@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago

I do have one, I kinda sway/swing my hips/upperbody like this

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 26 points 6 months ago

Picking at my cuticles and cracking all my joints, while staring into the middle distance.

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago

Stands there.

Looks around.

Picks nose.

Stands there.

Wiggles a bit.

Stands there.

Picks absently at a fingernail.

Stands there.

Chokes on air for a minute.

[–] variants@possumpat.io 14 points 6 months ago

Take out a bag of seeds and begin to make a little mound of spit out seeds to show how long I've been idle

[–] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

Methodically cracking all of my knuckles.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Standing around awkwardly with my hands in my pockets, because I don't know what else to do with them.

Sleeping. Possibly borrito’d into a blanket.

[–] nis@feddit.dk 8 points 6 months ago

Overthinking.

[–] zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago
[–] AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] azalty@jlai.lu 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Stroking my c…

… ⬇️chin

[–] remotedev@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

The funny thing about my chin, Jules, is that it's located on my cock!

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 7 points 6 months ago

drinking a mountain dew. well diet now. well diet doctor pepper. everythings getting expensive. sinces its a game and fantasy let me have a regular mountain dew.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago

Definitely lighting a cig (don't smoke kids)

[–] Zeke@kbin.social 7 points 6 months ago

Bopping to my own head tunes

Fidgeting

Stretching

Balancing on one leg in different ways

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago

Sitting at my desk, thinking about how nice it must be outside.

[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago

Doom scrolling on my phone.

[–] knittedmushroom@beehaw.org 5 points 6 months ago

Fiddling with my clothes/hair/anything within reach. For the big "fancy" idle animations that trigger after like 5 minutes of inactivity, I'd bust out my knitting/crochet or a book.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Sitting down and bouncing my leg.

[–] woop_woop@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Bored toddler.

Slouched forward shoulders, weight on my heels, head back with a pained expression and small crying sounds.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 months ago

Sitting low on a couch, legs crossed on a stool, bouncing the top foot.

[–] newtraditionalists@beehaw.org 5 points 6 months ago

Hit a bong.

[–] Monster96@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Confused Travolta constantly

[–] nayminlwin@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago

restless leg syndrome

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 4 points 6 months ago

cracking my back

[–] toofpic@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Ass wriggling on a chair: it is hard for me to keep one position

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

Like Trolls in World of Warcraft.

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago

I fantasise mine is probably like Trevor in GTA. You never know what you're going to get, or where, but it's going to be fun.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago

put one foot behind the other knee so I'm standing in one foot, then do squats

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Flipping balisong or something

[–] squid_slime@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Vaping and pulling at my beard whilst stood with an uncomfortably wide gate and shifterly looking around every several seconds.

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Holding my left elbow with my right hand. Idk why, but I always do this gesture. People keep thinking I'm some sort of shy, femboyish think, which, in a transphobic environment does lead to some weird looks.

It looks especially funny with a bright purple bucket hat, dark green oversized sweater (for Brits: jumper), black fanny pack, black leggins, and New Balance shoes. Hmm... maybe I should start wearing this in real life.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I like how you translated sweater, but not fanny pack.

You might want to look up what "fanny" means in British English! Lol

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I intentionally didn't do it to avoid potentially witnessing any swear words.

Apologies to all the Brits who came across my comment.

[–] nycki@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I have adhd and my idle stim is shifting my weight from one foot to the other. I'm like a living metronome. Drives people crazy.