• arcine@jlai.lu
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    11 days ago

    50 people is an irrelevant sample size. Just because the findings seem to make sense doesn’t mean the study is good.

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      11 days ago

      Hey there, fella! If the findings confirm my biases, sample size is irrelevant. Science has spoken! /s

  • Doomsider@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    It started way back in the days of cable. I remember how jarring it was to see a music video on MTV that kept changing camera shots. I was like, “you don’t even get enough time to get a good look at the band or the scene.” Then it got worse, way worse.

    They have been programming people for short attention spans forever now and I hate it.

  • FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 days ago

    I mean this doesn’t establish a causal link at all, just confirms the obvious fact that someone with attention issues is more likely to consume short form content.

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    11 days ago

    They said the same thing about Sesame Street in the 1970’s

    I turned out all right.

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      10 days ago

      WOW! 3 downvotes for saying I’m all right.

      And no stated reason. Could be a troll farm. A Russian troll farm, or maybe a Christian troll farm. They don’t like me thinking too. It might be my EX, we still don’t get along.

      I could even be Nestlé. My DECADES-long boycott is finally working.

  • Engywook@lemmy.zip
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    11 days ago

    No, they are making you dumber. I don’t use YouTube/Instagram/TikTok at all nor any other video/short platform.

  • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
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    11 days ago

    I mean… looking at Shorts and Reels it’s definitely not making anyone smarter. There’s 0 value to it.

  • Engywook@lemmy.zip
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    11 days ago

    No, they are making you dumber. I don’t use YouTube/Instagram/TikTok at all nor any other video/short platform.