I got my kids to refer to their phones as depression rectangles.
this post was submitted on 01 Apr 2026
32 points (86.4% liked)
Ask Lemmy
41018 readers
1778 users here now
A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions
Rules: (interactive)
1) Be nice and; have fun
Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, toxicity and dog-whistling are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them
2) All posts must end with a '?'
This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?
3) No spam
Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.
4) NSFW is okay, within reason
Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com.
NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].
5) This is not a support community.
It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions.
If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.
6) No US Politics.
Please don't post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world or !uspolitics@lemmy.world
7) No Hit-and-Run questions.
Please don't delete your post for no apparent reason. If you plan on deleting a question later, say so in the post, or if you feel that you have a good reason to remove it, message a mod beforehand. It's not fair to the ones who took their time to answer, and it's not in the spirit of the community.
8) No Bots.
Posts or comments from bots, LLM's, AIs, Neural Networks, Transformers, or Marvin the Paranoid Android are not welcome in AskLemmy. Real humans only please.
Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.
Partnered Communities:
Logo design credit goes to: tubbadu
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
Fakebook, Twatter, Shittergram, Peddit — I got banned for suggesting child predators didn’t get severe enough prison sentences.
Well it was run by Maxwell.
Facebook + Google = Faceboogle
Bookface
We have "Walkie Talkie"
Following this naming convention: Typey Readie
I affectionately call lemmy "the commie site", but my current instance I think defederated with a lot of the spicier places.
I call my phone the propaganda box
I think it would be funny if reddit caught on as [redacted] since most of the helpful info or funny comments ends up flushed away over the years and can no longer be recovered through the api
I'm a fan of calling it the torment nexus. You know from the direct inspiration "don't build the torment nexus"
Terfsky
Bluesky that bad huh? I guess it really is just a fancy Twitter clone
X = Twitter
Facebook = Facefuck
Instagram = Instaspam
LinkedIn = Facebook for cocaine addicts
Tik Tok = Garbage
Snapchat = Shatnap
Telegram = Pedo Hangout
Reddit = Fuck u/Spez
Tumblr = Autistic Reddit
WhatsApp = That one American app that is used by non-aamericans
I call all of it Brainrot
I use one I stole from a shitty movie.
Insta-google-tweet-face
I use the term "Interwebs" when I'm being snarky about anything online, and I use progressively more absurd buzzwordles until someone antifa's the whole electoshondig.