YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels are making you dumber, according to science - Dexerto
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A study from scientists at Zhejiang University is going viral for showing a correlation between short-form content and lower impulse control.
  • JustinTheGM@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    22·
    15 hours ago

    Wouldn’t the knock-on effects of a reduced attention span pretty much look like ‘dumber’?

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      11·
      15 hours ago

      Intelligence is intelligence you can’t reduce it by watching cat videos

      • JustinTheGM@ttrpg.networkEnglish
        1·
        10 hours ago

        Sure, but “being dumb” isn’t an exclusive club for people with low intelligence. There plenty of very smart people that are also dumb. Hell, most AIs could be classified as smart but dumb.