Supply of Content can grow to infinity. But Demand is constrained by Time and Eyeballs available. So what happens when Supply overshoots Demand by a massive factor?
Simple. Use a capable ad-blocker, and configure your browser to not autoplay anything. Don't use other apps which deny doing that, or only when absolutely necessary, and then close them again.
The article is mess of garbage. That's what's cooking our brains
Jumping from racism to misusing the Gen Z word brainrot like an old lamer.
Pinning it down to attention spans -
1. Plenty of people who don't use TikTok or clones have the attention span issue.
2. Studies aren't backing it. There is no reason why short form video is worse than lets say HN or Reddit.
There is no theoretical reason, there is limited proof.
I'm not sure this article has a link to attention and short form video. It ends off topic on dark patterns and addiction.
The article is just a shotgun trying to get you to feel anxiety.
TikTok Vs pre-internet society with 40 stories being ads and news in 30 mins. Sorry I'm going to choose eastern Europeans hobby tunneling and silkscreen easter eggs over McDonalds ads and baseball scores.
Step 0. Uninstall TikTok, Instagram, Threads, X, and Facebook. These are shit, distraction pipelines.
Step 1..n. Focus on long-form content and setting screens down, reading, and going outside.
I guess some people can handle it, but I cannot. Once I start, I can't stop, and then it's hard for me to focus on anything else.
Supply of Content can grow to infinity. But Demand is constrained by Time and Eyeballs available. So what happens when Supply overshoots Demand by a massive factor?
We've had the power all along: put down your device and walk away; if you must use your device, stop watching videos.
Simple. Use a capable ad-blocker, and configure your browser to not autoplay anything. Don't use other apps which deny doing that, or only when absolutely necessary, and then close them again.
The article is mess of garbage. That's what's cooking our brains
Jumping from racism to misusing the Gen Z word brainrot like an old lamer.
Pinning it down to attention spans -
1. Plenty of people who don't use TikTok or clones have the attention span issue.
2. Studies aren't backing it. There is no reason why short form video is worse than lets say HN or Reddit.
There is no theoretical reason, there is limited proof.
I'm not sure this article has a link to attention and short form video. It ends off topic on dark patterns and addiction.
The article is just a shotgun trying to get you to feel anxiety.
TikTok Vs pre-internet society with 40 stories being ads and news in 30 mins. Sorry I'm going to choose eastern Europeans hobby tunneling and silkscreen easter eggs over McDonalds ads and baseball scores.