the.com/screen time

The only stat that shames you more than your bank balance.

means The amount of time spent looking at a phone, tablet, TV, or computer screen, usually tracked and reported back to you as a quiet accusation.

from A straightforward compound of 'screen' (from Old French 'escren,' originally meaning a shield against heat or light) and 'time.' The phrase itself is modern, rising with televisions and then exploding with smartphones — it entered everyday worry sometime in the late 20th century, and became a built-in phone feature, and a source of household guilt, in the smartphone era.

origin
apple added it to make you feel bad
irony
you check it on your phone
average
humans now hit 6plus hours daily
denial
work tabs do not count, apparently
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