'TikTok brain' may be coming for your kid's attention span
'TikTok brain' may be coming for your kid's attention span
What happens to kids' brains when they binge TikTok's endless stream of bite-sized videos?
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They probably said this about disco and sliced bread too.
34 6 ReplySliced bread, that's it, grab your torches and forks!
11 0 ReplyWho eats sliced bread with a fork?
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And reading too.
7 0 ReplyThose weren't designed to be addicting the way platforms like TikTok are
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Didn't read, sorry. Reddit brain made my brain work not so good.
11 0 ReplyObligatory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edx9D2yaOGs
I dare you to watch this entire video
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I mean yeah we've known this for a while now but the phrasing makes it sound deliberately panic inducing
10 0 ReplySo would you say that is unjust, seeing the massive effects and repercussions of this on society as a whole? As a father of a young girl I'm very happy to see more attention on this by news media.
2 2 ReplyBut as your father it's your responsibility to limit her screen time. TikTok brain isn't "coming for your kids" you're enabling it.
People act like taking away Internet is abuse and it's weird
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Hasn't it already?
You guys try talking to people online outside the Fediverse (and even here sometimes)? It's like Idiocracy is happening IRL.
8 2 Reply"Everyone else has killed their attention span apart from me"
I say as I scroll past several posts without a through.
7 1 ReplyIf you're looking that good, you don't have to know anything.
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