• HighlyRegardedArtist@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Hot take: let this brain rot format die already. If you cannot hold your attention for longer than a few minutes at a time, you might want to work on that instead of embracing it.

    • Akrenion@slrpnk.net
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      4 days ago

      Current research suggests that declining attention is most likely caused by an expectation of quality rather than actual personal issues. Condensing information is a valuable skill an people do not have time for middle length content just to be disappointed.

    • DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz
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      4 days ago

      Do you not think some people doomscroll lemmy, only reading titles and looking at image posts?

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        4 days ago

        Maybe but it’s not the point of it. An infinite scrollable shorts/tiktok like is meant to be doomscrolled