How do people have so much more time for social media than cooking?
When I say I spend less time cooking than I used to now that I eat mostly from fresh fruits and vegetables, and legumes and grains from bulk, people generally say they don’t have time to cook. It’s as if they didn’t hear that I’m spending less time than I used to, therefore likely less time than they do. They just hear what they expected to.
The average American spends five hours per day on social media. I spend about zero on social media and, if I’m in a hurry, less than an hour or two cooking per day.
I have never heard anyone react to the greater time people spend on social media by saying they don’t have time for social media.
How can people have more time for social media than for cooking healthier, more delicious food?
The effect becomes more pronounced when the person has kids. They act like cooking detracts yet more from time with kids, missing that it saves time and money and it’s something they can do with their kids. The kids can cook themselves too. My siblings and I were all latchkey kids and we had to take turns making dinners for the family (also washing dishes and cleaning up after).
What are you doing more important than your children’s health, time with your kids, and saving money that you can use to provide for them?
I guess that’s not a fair question. If they don’t know cooking can save time and money compared to pre-prepared food, takeout, and doof, they aren’t choosing to sacrifice their kids’ health or time with their kids, but the information is available for them to find out.
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