screentithe
/ˈskriːnˌtaɪð/nounVerified NewThe weekly screen-time report read as a moral accounting of hours owed.
The phone totals your hours and hands over the figure unannounced — no context, no grace period, just the number and a downward-trending chart. Screentithe names the ritual: hours itemized, guilt assessed, resolutions drafted for the following week.
Etym. — *screen* + *tithe*; the portion of your time, accounted to the device itself.
Rel. — selftreaty
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