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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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[–] 1 point 3 years ago

True. It can be hard to moderate consumption without a fully disciplined prefrontal cortex.

How do we measure the extent to which addiction to an opiod is the addict's fault vs the manufacturer & marketers of said opiod?

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