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>I replaced staring at my screen with staring at wall or just sleeping

So you just tried to replace your compulsive use of your devices with nothing, like the poster you replied to advised against. Great.

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Yeah, which is I'm saying that's why you should listen to the poster above - to prove their point.

Unless I wrote it in a confusing way, in which case I do apologise

“Been there, done that” usually implies that it didn’t work or that you’re repeating old, no longer useful information.

Ah, sorry then. I thought that idiom has different meaning, thank you for correcting me.

On top of that, which is absolutely true, saying "listen to the person above me" (instead of something along the lines of "guys/to anyone reading this, listen to...") while replying directly to someone makes it seem like you're exhorting them--that you're advising them to look for some other reply that runs counter to their point, instead of addressing the general HN crowd. "I thought that'd help me, but..." also seems to counter their point further instead of agreeing with it.

:( I can assure you that was not my intention.

But thanks for telling me that; I'll be more careful in the future.

Hey, it's okay. Even more, I empathized a lot with your struggle with "screens", so there's that. I'm sorry if my reply came out a bit harsh.

No no, don't worry, it's fine!

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