Have Attention Spans Been Declining?

Re:Have Attention Spans Been Declining? – Yes, 65% by panta on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @05:43AM (#36860012)

> We got new information delivery methods that are significantly better and when going back to old methods we naturally get unsatisfied. Does that mean we are getting "dumber" as "attention deficit" memes imply or that certain fields are just failing to catch up?

the new delivery methods are not significantly better at delivering knowledge, but at diverting attention. They are engineered for that outcome, not for the information retention ability after a significant amount of time, or even for the comprehension of that information. So yes, as a result, the society is getting dumber, because our intellectual resources are rerouted to futile bits of nothingness.

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Re:Have Attention Spans Been Declining? – Yes, 65% by wraptile on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @07:31AM (#36860774)

Hard disagree with you. New methods are objectively better. One obvious illustration is that online books/websites are better than paper books at information delivery and teaching people in general. The "society is degrading" meme is as old as time itself and frankly it's getting a bit boring.

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Re:Have Attention Spans Been Declining? – Yes, 65% by JuanPosadas on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @09:15PM (#36871967)

Most of yt and tiktok are a regression against both books and websites.

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