• noretus@sopuli.xyz
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    3 days ago

    It’s both. And I say this as a consumer of easy entertainment (within limits, because I know the effects). We really struggle with tolerating boredom these days and that’s not good for the brain. We’re extremely overstimulated and exhausted but we crave constant stimulation anyway to ward off the “down” moments, the boring moments.

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      3 days ago

      Yeah. I bet we’re going to find that it increases dementia rates by a lot.

      I wonder what the effects are on brain development as well. I could see it doing something similar to children raised in warzones, fucking up adrenals and stress responses.

    • Muad'dib@sopuli.xyz
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      3 days ago

      Ads have taught people that every blank space and every moment of quiet should be filled with attention grabbing manipulative bullshit. If it weren’t for ads, people would have an easier time slowing down. They can’t calm down for the same reason an abuse survivor can’t. They think the next hit is coming as soon as they’re not ready for it.