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dansup@dansup@mastodon.social (2026-06-14 22:09:28)
1451 AD: "reading is destroying our children, stop them from using books"
2026 AD: "video is destroying our children, stop them from using apps"
the medium changes. the panic never does. š
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Gregory@grishka@mastodon.social (2026-06-14 22:23:08)
@dansup I have to disagree here. The medium does not matter, yes. Our generation watched a lot of TV as kids and it didn't make us worse either.
But TikTok, reels and shorts are different. They are served by an algorithm that adapts to the viewer instead of being authored for a general audience. It's designed to make you, personally, stay engaged as long as possible. It's called brainrot for a reason. You need self-control to consume this kind of content responsibly.
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dansup@dansup@mastodon.social (2026-06-14 22:24:38)
@grishka that has nothing to do with the medium, buffets serve a lot of food, all you can eat, but that doesn't mean you will develop an eating disorder by simply visiting one. It's way more complicated than that, but I wanted to simplify it.