This articulates well why the tone of this article irritates me so much.
> Furthermore, revenge bedtime procrastination is also associated with the concept of deliberate procrastination, which in this context occurs when people intentionally delay going to sleep, because they feel that they deserve some time for themselves.
People do deserve time for themselves. To frame that as a feeling that people have rather than a basic need is insulting, like “people feel that they need human contact”, or “people feel that they need regular sleep”.
Sure, spending hours on social media is a luxury (and a waste of time) rather than a human right, but it’s absurd to imply that someone who literally does nothing but work and meet others’ needs has an emotional problem for wanting a pocket of time to use as they choose.
> Furthermore, revenge bedtime procrastination is also associated with the concept of deliberate procrastination, which in this context occurs when people intentionally delay going to sleep, because they feel that they deserve some time for themselves.
People do deserve time for themselves. To frame that as a feeling that people have rather than a basic need is insulting, like “people feel that they need human contact”, or “people feel that they need regular sleep”.
Sure, spending hours on social media is a luxury (and a waste of time) rather than a human right, but it’s absurd to imply that someone who literally does nothing but work and meet others’ needs has an emotional problem for wanting a pocket of time to use as they choose.