Which app wastes the most of your time?

Not a compliment, exactly. Rank them by how much of an evening they take without asking.

1

TikTok

A feed engineered so that stopping requires a decision.

2

YouTube

One clip becomes four hours because autoplay never asks.

3

Instagram

Reels turned a photo app into an infinite scroll.

4

X (Twitter)

Refreshing for news that would have found you anyway.

5

Reddit

Three hours in a thread about something you will never do.

6

Facebook

Still there, still scrolling, mostly out of habit.

7

Candy Crush

Five-minute levels designed to end just short of satisfying.

8

Netflix

Twenty minutes browsing, then watching the thing you saw first.

9

Twitch

Background streams that quietly become the whole evening.

10

Snapchat

Streaks that have to be maintained whether or not there is news.

11

Pinterest

Planning rooms, meals and trips that stay hypothetical.

12

LinkedIn

Reading posts about work instead of doing any.

13

Email

Checking a box that refills itself the moment you empty it.

14

Clash of Clans

Timers that call you back three times a day, for years.

15

Duolingo

A streak that becomes the point, long after the learning stops.