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Short-form video is destroying attention spans and critical thinking skills. The level of brainrot I see in people who are hooked on Tiktok or other platforms is staggering. "I saw 500 10-second videos about this topic and now believe it with every ounce of my being, because the algorithm specifically pushes this particular point of view." seems to be a common occurrence these days.
I also think the same way. If it was short form content of the same subject, ok maaaaybe the brain won't be so clusterfucked. but as it is, it's so random it's just frying our brains.