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“A Perfect Storm of Cognitive Degradation”
(www.theguardian.com)
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this post was submitted on 09 Dec 2024
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One difference I see is that unlike before, the older generations are also caught in the attention shortening dopamine trap.
It used to be parents complaining about kids watching TV while reading the newspaper. Now adults are watching 3 minute YouTube videos just like children.
Y'all talking about dopamine just sound silly. That's not actually what dopamine is. It's just pseudo-science to sell grifts like happy pills and violent control of the internet.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-modern-brain/202403/the-truth-about-dopamine-and-your-brain
Did you read the article you linked?
"More recent research shows that dopamine has less to do with the experience of pleasure and more to do with anticipating or craving something. "
"Create checks and balances for time spent in unhealthy behavior loops (e.g., social media scrolling, online shopping, online gambling)."
I didn't claim it was pleasure but addiction like gambling.