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'TikTok brain' may be coming for your kid's attention span (theweek.com)
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'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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[–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Bruh, they said it about TV, radio, magazines, even printed books.

There was a time when older generations literally said that the printing press was going to ruin the next generations brains because they'd be reading all the time.

This has been happening for centuries.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Imo there's a fundamental difference between "traditional media" and algorithmic content generation designed to give you continuous endorphin hits (often induced rage) to keep you plugged into a virtual skinner box. I don't think TikTok does it more harmfully than other social media but I do think there's probably harm to all of them.

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