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fry to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

'TikTok brain' may be coming for your kid's attention span

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'TikTok brain' may be coming for your kid's attention span

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fry to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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What happens to kids' brains when they binge TikTok's endless stream of bite-sized videos?
  • @djsaskdja@endlesstalk.org
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    They probably said this about disco and sliced bread too.

    • Hofmaimaier
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      Sliced bread, that’s it, grab your torches and forks!

      • @Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org
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        Who eats sliced bread with a fork?

        • Hofmaimaier
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          Pitchforks

          • @Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org
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            It’s weird to eat bread with pitchforks too

        • masterofn001
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          How do you eat your french toast?

          • @Roundcat@lemmy.ca
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            Like Winnie the Pooh! With my bare hands slathered in honey!

    • maegul (he/they)
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      And reading too.

    • phi1997
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      Those weren’t designed to be addicting the way platforms like TikTok are

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