AFK inflation refers the increase of the amount of screen time you're supposed to have in order to catch up latest YouTube videos that happens whilst the amount of screen time you're able to have remains the same. There are quite a few causative factors that can cause AFK inflation, e.g. having many YouTube channels uploading new videos at the same time.
After a week of being busy, I felt the effects of AFK inflation hit hard; with dozens of new uploads waiting for me, I realized I’d need to binge-watch for hours just to catch up latest YouTube videos!
by Emotional Cruiser August 19, 2025
Get the AFK inflation mug.Commonly happening during travelling, double AFK situation refers to the inability to watch latest YouTube videos on the smartphone caused by two causative factors at the same time — i.e. low battery levels and poor signal reception.
Stuck on the interstate roads located in the highlands with a dying battery and no signal, I found myself in a double AFK situation, missing out on all the new YouTube videos I’d been dying to watch!
by Emotional Cruiser August 19, 2025
Get the double AFK situation mug.The situation where people who have excessive screen time per day will get an eye, whilst AFK moments are "normalized" (i.e. happens more frequently and feels less painful). For example, in K-12 school campuses where smartphones must be collected during school hours, which is akcually meant to create conducive learning environments and not to "condition" students for unavoidable AFK moments in the foreseeable future.
At school, we have to hand in our phones, which makes AFK normalcy a real thing—everyone's so used to stepping away from their screens that it hardly bothers us anymore!
by Emotional Cruiser August 19, 2025
Get the AFK normalcy mug.Unavoidable compared to AFK moments after reaching adulthood, childhood AFK moments are cause by at least one of the following causes: a) The screen time limits imposed by parents, b) Going to K-12 school campuses with strict restrictions on smartphone usage like requiring students to collect smartphones during school hours, which in itself already causes daily AFK moments, c) Raised by the family who cannot afford screen devices like smartphone, and d) Growing up in rural areas with poor Internet signal reception.
Growing up in a rural area meant I had plenty of childhood AFK moments—between school rules and no internet, I was often offline and didn't even mind!
by Emotional Cruiser August 19, 2025
Get the childhood AFK moments mug.Groups or communities, such as the Amish or Baduy, that consciously choose to go AFK from modern technology and societal norms, opting for a lifestyle that embraces simplicity and traditional values. The term "AFK" (Away From sKreen) reflects their decision to step away from contemporary conveniences.
The AFK tribe lives by their own rules, prioritizing community and nature over the constant buzz of technology that defines modern life.
by Emotional Cruiser August 21, 2025
Get the AFK tribe mug.An AFK-er (pronounced "AY-eff-KAY-er") is a person currently experiencing AFK moments, i.e. the inability to have screen time to watch YouTube. There are certain risk factors of being an AFK-er, e.g. being born into an AFK tribe like the Amish or Baduy tribe. In addition to that, being of young age (read: still being a child) also increases your risk of being an AFK-er due to external factors like screen time limits imposed by parents.
Ever since his family moved to the countryside, Jake has turned into a total AFK-er—no YouTube and no gaming, just chores all day!
by Emotional Cruiser August 22, 2025
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