‘TikTok brain’ may be coming for your kid’s attention span::Emerging research suggests that TikTok’s rapid-fire short videos are affecting the attention spans of its younger users, making it harder for them to engage in activities that require more sustained attention.

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    1 year ago

    Are you suggesting that anything about the internet hasn’t reduced attention spans?

    Especially as it’s becoming more accessible and common for younger people to get more exposure during key points in brain development.

    It goes beyond simple accessibility and engagement, if young people are not participating in these social medias it can become harder to connect with your peers - so you’re almost socially punished for not embracing and participating in brain rot (all social media, not just Tik Tok).

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      1 year ago

      I have been trying to work on my attention span ever since quitting Reddit. There’s this great book I’m reading, it has everything in it that I love, I would have been pulled in if this was 20 years ago (yeah, I’m old). But I find I can only handle about 5 minutes or so before I feel that urge for “fresh” information. It sucks!

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      1 year ago

      No. I’m saying that this is rage bait and been said about everything from rock music to pokemon.

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        1 year ago

        I didn’t click on any of the white papers linked inside the news article either, who knows what those Chinese university students put it there…