Why Our Attention Span Is Declining

[@HealthyGamerGG]

You can watch the whole vid over at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5i3fIKOgbGXiMU

[@kahale]

Ironic to be here, watching the Shorts version of this video.

[@asdfghyter]

lol, is anyone here actually going to have long enough attention span to watch it? 😅

[@ANDREW808able]

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[@tyrsia]

Yeah but I don’t have the attention span for that 🙃

[@sourabhkc]

Definitely a mastermind move to post this on KZbin Shorts. We are the target audience for everything.

[@Areiviel]

I mean when you make money off views Im pretty sure your every moves becomes manipulation to make more money 💰

[@rabidlorax1650]

@@Areiviel That’s not necessarily true at all. If you make good content there is no need for manipulation. It’s only people without the ability to produce value and quality that have to manipulate.

[@ethangilbert7305]

@@Areiviel You should watch dr.k’s content. His work is not profits based. There are people in this world that truly want to do good and dr.k is one of them. I recommend you watch him. People who make content about making your life better are generally very dishonest and profit based so it’s understandable why you would stereotype dr.k as someone who does that. Dr.k does not promise that if you buy his product or watch his videos that your life will be better. Instead dr. K’s intention is to share his perspective on what it takes to live a life that you enjoy living. What he is offering is something achievable for everyone. Not everyone can be rich or super successful but everyone can live a happy life. It may seem that he is trying to make money because he has paid coaching but the coaching obviously needs to be paid for because having coaches talk to people and help them costs money. He doesn’t advertise his coaching as something that will make you happy or something that is better than every other option. He advertises choaching to those who wish for an alternative solution. If therapy is working and if you’ve figured your life out than great but if therapy doesn’t seem to work or nothing you do ever seems to work than coaching is an alternative to try that has helped many people. And yeah, maybe coaching isn’t right for you but there have been many people who went to therapy for years on end with nothing in their life ever changing and then tried coaching and finally started to change the trajectory of their life. I’m not here to recommend coaching, just trying to explain that his coaching program isn’t dishonest and it isn’t meant to make coin off of other people’s troubles. HealthyGamer is a non profit organization made by someone who genuinely just wants to make the world a better place.

[@ethangilbert7305]

@@rabidlorax1650 exactly. Dr k knows that he has something of true value to offer and that’s why he’s always so genuine in his videos.

[@ghostbravo7127]

@@Areiviel He has a job as a doctor and as a professor (both a great institutions), this is his passion project on the side that he has integrated into his research and entrepreneurial work to justify it to his university and himself.

[@ariavachier-lagravech.6910]

Even though its ironic that it is on YT shorts, it also makes you aware that you click this video because it is YT shorts and by watching that it makes you face the fact that you indeed have a problem and should do something about it.

[@Space_Princess]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@duckqueak]

you got to play the game to change the game

[@felreaverguy]

i set a grayscale filter on my phone and now it’s way less stimulating and i’m all for it

[@thomas.thomas]

​@@felreaverguy tbh the grey filter does nothing to me

[@felreaverguy]

@@thomas.thomas for me its like a constant reminder to not get sucked into being glued to the screen, also everything looks so vibrant after using my phone for a bit lol

[@lovehilaryanne]

I remember in 11th grade we had to shorten text as an English exercise to ensure we weren't being redundant. Who knew they were preparing me for twitter

[@Sleep1331]

fr

[@blorblin]

concision is actually a really good writing exercise

[@Lightning_Lance]

that's a great excercise though. I wish more schools encouraged that instead of making you write x number of pages on a subject, for which everyone is going to be as redundant as possible

[@akashvig5007]

Isn't that called PRESIS WRITING whereby we had to write the summary of a paragraph is one-third of its original length without missing out on key information

[@Parrot5884]

Removing redundancy is actually a very important part of good writing. In the case of avoiding redundancy, you're not simply trying to write less for the sake of writing less, you're trying to make sure that you're not labouring a point or being repetitive. Why say something over and over when you've said it already? Redundancy adds words without adding value.

[@hydrangeadragon]

I'm never giving my kid an ipad, it creates so many behavioral issues

[@kitty032]

iPad kid's crusty ipads 😭

[@anarup916]

Easier said than done bro

[@montyi8]

Gives iphone instead 😅

[@gloop7458]

I’m never becoming a parent, but if I was, I would give them one of those kid iPads that have all those games that make learning fun. That’s it though No social media until 16 though. And no connecting your real life identity to those profiles until 18 (which means no name, no birthday, no pictures of themselves or any identifiable things for where they live, no stories that could go on the news, nada) I would probably raise them to be a PC gamer tho 0.0

[@kitty032]

@@gloop7458 Yes actually I would encourage them to not really put any identifiable like the school they attend forever but you know once they are an adult they aren't yours to control anymore

[@damolaogunleye6341]

True. I can hardly watch a movie without scrolling on Twitter and KZbin

[@sleepieste]

This is what makes me rewatch shorts and read the comments, because i enjoy having my attention on stuff for extended amounts of time, and because i’m scared of losing what i have left of my attention span.

[@flmejndor]

It’s wonderful to hear that you’re taking that kind of initiative! You might already be doing this, but doing other drawn out things like reading long books in your spare time will help a lot, too.

[@tychoclavius4818]

It's not eroding and then gone forever. You can build it back up, it adjusts to your needs.

[@sleepieste]

@@tychoclavius4818 You’re completely right! I phrased it in a way that’s a bit wrong.

[@sleepieste]

@@flmejndor Why thank you! I’m currently practicing for a history test, which involves a ton of reading

[@sleepieste]

@@flmejndor I also read a little bit every now and then. I’m reading the first part of the LOTR trilogy right now and it’s VERY long and descriptive. Tolkien is great.

[@resilientruby5572]

That's so true my cousin who is a toddler doesn't even watch shorts but he clicks too fast on something else around KZbin. This is affecting him so much that he cannot focus on simple everyday things like his pre-school homework and get distracted by the next thing. My parents are doing something about it and he's getting better.

[@sleepieste]

it could also be something like ADHD, that’s a possibility too.

[@ReineDeLaSeine14]

why the hell does a preschooler have homework?

[@webbedshadow2601]

Dude I miss being little and watching whatever was on PBS Kids, sad knowing most kids will grow up now never having watched educational tv shows, just random videos online

[@CarloNassar]

Yeah, same here.

[@junky2fk]

My recommendation as a teacher to parents: Do not give your younger children access to technology until they are older and have demonstrated their ability to use it safely and responsibly.

[@branthkelping2510]

How are they supposed to demonstrate that if they can't access it?

[@ianlittle1653]

​@@branthkelping2510 by showing care in responsibility in other aspects of life?

[@branthkelping2510]

@@ianlittle1653 WELL, my grandparents showed a great deal of responsibility over the course of their lifes, but were they able to avoid scam emails/fishy websites when they got their smartphones? Of course not. You can't be responsible when the situations in question lay outside of your capabilites. A way to learn this is through guided exposure, but sheltering people from technology will only do harm.

[@bahrudinahsanuliman5294]

Yeah not everyone is going to do that i mean did you see how quiet babies are when you give them cocomelon video

[@ZX606]

Ironically this is in KZbin Shorts form.

[@DragonCaptain]

Makes the message all the more relevant

[@Max040fficial]

Was thinking the same 😂

[@aemma_official]

He has a video on that

[@aftabansari9723]

Yeah but that's the only way most people will get this message

[@ethangilbert7305]

Not ironic, it just understands its target audience.

[@snowps1]

So true. I read books for 30 years until I bought my first tablet, and then a smart phone. My attention span is fried.

[@alexiswilson4186]

I like the occasional shorts and reels throughout the day but I can also watch a 3 hour stream while giving it the majority of my attention for most of those three hours, and I can also binge watch 10 episodes of something on netflix or rewatch a series that takes all day or even two days to finish without taking a break every three minutes. Consuming short form content isn’t the problem, the problem is exposing kids to it too early and letting them choose to only consume short form content and letting it lead to a preference of short form content over everything else. Just like with everything else in your life, it needs to be balanced.

[@thommyavv8905]

I would disagree and say that short-form content is not unproblematic. Looking at it neuroscientifically, it suggests it is problematic. And maybe we should not eliminate the possibility that we're in denial. What do you think?

[@justabout6979]

This is the first thing I thought of, I can watch all forms of content for long periods. Although, it's harder the shorter it is.

[@alexiswilson4186]

@@thommyavv8905 I’ve never been a fan of short form content, only started consuming it when it was forced down my throat and I’ve been able to enjoy some of it and kill time. I think it is being pushed on people too much because it is so successful. I think there’s a very harmful amount being consumed by most people. But I also think that it doesn’t really matter because it’s going to be pushed so much by platforms as a way of keeping people on their platform for longer. It’s pushed way way way too much and there’s not yet a way to disable it on KZbin or Instagram which is what I use the most. Creators are being pushed to churn out shorts or else be punished by not having the algorithm suggest them as much. It’s leading creators to make a lot of shorts and lots of times they already know how to cater to their audience and grab their attention. I wish there wasn’t so much of it but I don’t think it should go away completely. I think it’s natural to have a variety of things catch your attention in a day, I think it’s healthy to have a few things you’re spending a lot of concentration on and a few things you’re not focusing on that much. I think it’s good to have a variety so that you can learn to just quickly move on from things when they’re not helpful to you instead of spending your focus on something like an issue you can’t solve and just dread over. I think learning to quickly move on from things is something lots of people could take and apply to other things in life but that’s about the only benefit I see to a ton of short form content. I’d much rather watch a 20 minute video on something I’m interested in rather than 20 minutes of shorts that I have to sort through like playing cards to find something I like that only lasts 30 seconds. Although I guess if you’re spending a lot of time on short form content then the algorithm has a higher chance of showing you mostly things you like.

[@alexiswilson4186]

@@thommyavv8905 I guess to answer in a nutshell I don’t think that short form content is unproblematic, but I think it’s biggest issue is how much of it we are consuming, not that the short content itself is the main issue but you really can’t have one without the other because of how much it’s pushed by platforms.

[@alexiswilson4186]

@@justabout6979 I think a variety is healthy but the big issue is people don’t realize how much time they’re spending on short form content because of all the broken up pieces of different content. I’ve seen many people spend several hours on tik tok and not even realize it went by but I’ve done the same with longer KZbin videos so who’s to say.

[@nancyc8620]

That’s why I am here now…

[@ironclad452]

The irony of this being in a short... lol but you're 100% right

[@DatzCanny]

Completely agree with Dr K. I feel like nowadays, due to the advancement and rapid-focused nature of technology, the human species (in general) is becoming more impatient, because with today's tech, we're accustomed to experience a lot of things with it on a daily basis, and when we don't think we've experienced enough of something, it feels like our time is wasted. Just goes to show how much more we value our time than ever before.

[@ddennis2430]

Something that's helped me was buying a flip phone. It's still a smart phone, but the fact that I have to unfold it to access it; I don't get distracted by it as much. My last phone had a big screen and was so easy to see the screen lighting up and drawing me back to it. Ive also decided I'm not gonna download facebook or Snapchat on the new phone

[@Macabresque]

I didn't know that smart flip phones existed! That's a good idea. What brand/model phone do you use?

[@ddennis2430]

@@Macabresque I have the Motorola 5G and I believe Samsung has a new line of flip phones call the ZFlip

[@amandaslough125]

@@Macabresque They're super popular in Korea because they love the aesthetic. They're not as popular in the West.

[@artsylady1747]

Yesss they conversation needs to be had more and more

[@dachless]

I never actually thought about this but yea, you're definitely right

[@smiskarn1025]

Thing is, Vine existed a short while before TikTok, and it went from 6 seconds up to 60 again🤷

[@Li_Tobler]

Vine was mostly "haha funneh" than anything, while tiktok has that, then anything else that you can imagine + then more. I couldn't spend nowhere near as much time on Vine as I do on tiktok

[@cynicalia]

do it for the vine

[@pepsibIue]

> insert 13 hour video game retrospective

[@stanleyelnats]

This is so true, not saying that its necessairly bad or good but it really has become way too easy ro switch from stimulus to stimulus rather than stick with boredom or a single task for any extended period of time.

[@thomasmuller8118]

I just love the Irony of this clip catching my attention in the middle of working for my bachelor thesis xD I will watch it later ;)

[@HeyKevinYT]

That's true, I can't be bothered reading a book 😭

[@ClashColors_]

This was really a wake up call for me. I started using KZbin shorts a lot for like a month. My screen time average went from 2 hours a day to 6 hours a day. I can’t Sit still for long and I can’t stay focused anymore

[@icyclestick178]

i remember having an epiphany with my classmates where i asked if they watched this 30minute video on youtube, he said “No i didnt finish it, its too long it got boring” i was so shocked because 30min is so short 4 me

[@valentinlopezmunoz8269]

But the tendency on KZbin was the opposite, like, they rewarded videos less than 10 minutes and now 10 minutes is considered a short video (I mostly see videos over an hour long)

[@san1883]

True, many youtubers have talked about how long videos do way better than short ones

[@ginkowave5829]

Yeah I personally thrive off of video essays, and long form content is successful right now for a reason, things like yt shorts and tiktok bring no money for the creators in comparison.

[@eeeeee8762]

People nowadays have picked their favorite creators and want to see more of them so longer videos do better but people also like to put on long videos to have as background noise while they’re doing something so that way they’re not only able to enjoy content from creators they like, but they’re also able to find other sometimes newer creators with long videos I like it, it weeds out creators who are trying to reset a 5 second long attention span for 10-20 minutes for sweet sweet revenue and money from the creators who are passionate and want to create videos they’re happy with

[@laarman.]

No youtube rewarded videos longer than ten minutes.

[@mordecaiissad8529]

I think you have a good point there. Thinking about it I definitely swap between either shorts or very long videos. I expect a very concise specific point or summary on shorts and a proper story in long format videos or podcasts. I obviously can be wrong but people still obviously pay attention to things for prolonged periods of time,people still watch movies that have been getting longer and longer. Video games are more elaborate and longer. We seem to be very capable of long extending our attention span for longer periods of time. We just seem to be less willing on giving our attention and time to things we aren't interested in because we have more choices.

[@trav_esty]

It's terrifying how true this is. I wasn't allowed technology until I bought it myself. No phone, no computer, no TV(in my room), my brother and I did get an Xbox for Christmas one year from our grandma, with 1 game we had to share with each other on the living room TV we both had to share with our mom, and I do prefer to watch longer form content. I realize this is a short, sure, but of course I'm gonna click a HealthyGamer clip. All 3 of my nephews have their own phones and ipads. I've tried to let them watch KZbin when they come over to my house, I ask them what they want to watch, they choose 20-30 minute videos from channels I watch, 2-3 minutes in they ask to watch a different video even by the same channel. It drives me insane. They're all on ADHD medicine. I personally don't think they need it. They just have short attention spans. I feel a large quantity of people we hear about claiming they have ADD or ADHD are in the same situation. Not everyone, of course, the condition exists. But I've seen multiple KZbinrs and streamers in particular say they were diagnosed, but then we see them play games for hours at a time. They just get bored of things quickly, it's not like they physically can't pay attention to something for long periods. Just an easy target for pharmaceutical companies, yep you have a condition, take our pills. Just my thoughts, from an untrained, non-medical professional, idiot, making broad observations.

[@bluestorm749]

I wonder what you think about those 1 hour video essays? Those are very popular rn.

[@HiddenRealm]

Funnily enough, this is why I think RPGs are better for kids than online videos anymore. It's a constant game of reading and thinking things through. It's far longer than even movies. Hell, it can be longer than some novels even. Maybe it's a bit different, but yeah. Either way. I learned how to read in-part through RPGs. Moved on to reading dinosaur books in kindergarten, and then novels in middle-school. Games throughout that. I read like no other, and despite ADHD issues, I have decent attention span.

[@matthanyfiedtano4175]

Yeah, this is really gonna help people watching shorts and browsing KZbin

[@thaizzz]

I think it really helped me that I watched documentaries growing up. I don't think I would enjoy a lot of activities I do know without that. I do advice getting into activities that force you to be full focused for long periods of time, like playing an instrument ot certain types of games like racing

[@theprodigalson4003]

I loved seasMe street. I was sad when it’s over. Like with most entertainment The thing is, we already know most of the time what we need to make us happy. It’s that we are forced to neglect them for so long that we forget how to even tune into what we need to fix ourselves

[@audreydoyle5268]

Petition to change the name of ADHD from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to EAD(H)D: **Executive** Attention **Dysfunction** (Hyperactivity) Disorder. Those of us with EAD(H)D do not have a total deficit of attention. We do not lack attention span like iPad kids are starting to develop. We lack the ability to sustain attention with tasks that do not release enough dopamine, and hyperfocus on tasks that release a lot of dopamine (but still not as much as NTs experience), as well as struggle with executive disfunction (forgetfulness, time blindness, impulsivity, prioritising, etc.) on a daily basis, which becomes severe enough to cause issues or problems in day to day life (it's not just "everyone's a little forgetful from time to time", it is **every** day). I can imagine there will be an overdiagnosis of ADHD in children that won't actually struggle with EF as they get older (the kids that "grow out of it", never had it to begin with, they simply were normally hyperactive and/or poorly raised children), while there's a shocking underdiagnosis of adults with EAD(H)D like myself, who are struggling, constantly infantilised, and felt ashamed for so many years for not being able to reach our potential. Hopefully the next DSM recognises this, and the diagnostic name and criteria is changed to match reality.

[@ameliabrittain158]

Exactly!!!

[@aurora4218]

I've gotta push back a bit on the video platform part tho. KZbin videos used to be capped at 10 minutes, but typically wouldn't get past 4:30. While KZbin's capabilities increased to allow for longer videos, engagement algorithms are what changed that, favoring *even* longer videos because it decreases the chance that you will disengage between videos (you can't fit as many into the same amount of time) and watch the midroll ads. Strangely, we can see similar trends for other user-generated video companies, even though most don't have compulsory ads. Vine was wildly popular with 6-second videos but failed because Twitter couldn't figure out how to monetize it how they wanted. TikTok started with 60-s videos but has increased their length you're allowed to post. If it continues, we'll loop back around into old KZbin. To be fair, I see that trend as resulting from corporate interference with virality than from people wanting longer form content. I'd be fascinated to see a discussion on those two opposing dynamics, but that's not what I come to a Dr K video for lol

[@ONE.Music.]

POV: you scrolled on this, but felt unnervingly ironic that your attention span was too short for this so you came back…

[@LilyPillow]

I noticed this with my younger brother. Sometimes I would watch videos with him when he’s having his “TV time”, he would click on a KZbin video, watch 5 seconds of it, skip forwards a few minutes, watch a few more seconds of it and click on a different video, then repeat. I would often get annoyed because even though the things he watched are not the things I like, somehow I still seem to be way more intrigued in the contents of the videos than him and I always end up being the one who actually wanted to finish the video.

[@erseshe]

I hope channels like Perun can revitalize our attention spans.

[@lexaneli]

Yes! That's why it is important parents regulate time spent on these devices and give your kids books to read or things to do that stimulates their brain but develop it. Give them activities to do not just a tablet you sit on swiping or scrolling through with no substance.

[@siennahoward6957]

I would like to see a social experiment where they test teenagers attention span. I am a teenager and I do notice that some of us do have a very short attention span and can't go for long without looking at our phones. For me personally I can pay attention in class and not look at my phone for a long time. I have refused to use TikTok but I do watch KZbin shorts. I haven't noticed a big change in my attention span. I think it could be one of those things that become addicting but in moderation it won't affect you as much.

[@chokichocat3083]

*me, who still watches 3 hour video essays, 2 hour films, works 8 hours, sleeps another 8* "Damn this dude spittin

[@JustaMomentinTime]

It's not our interaction with technology that's the problem, it's what we're using it for that is. A lot of us turn to the internet in order to escape or make up for our traumas and stress, but running from something doesn't solve it, it only makes us more vulnerable to it. If we want to escape the habit, we have to heal what's causing us to try and run towards it. A kid spends their whole day on an iPad not because they don’t want to do anything else, but because they feel it's not safe, accepted or supported to do other things. The attention span issues are just a result of being addicted to something (ie, a dopamine rush), which is why we can experience this problem even as adults.

[@reynoldskynaston9529]

Literally all of us getting called out

[@HQ4575]

I definitely notice that in myself and others, when my young cousins show me something on their phones, I have to ask them to slow down because they scroll too fast, when I'm showing someone from my parent's generation something on my phone, they have the same criticism, it happens even with pictures.

[@satirical140]

I feel like part of it is that we’re getting less and less time to pay attention to things because we already have so much to do

[@garfieldalt20]

bro is like neo in the matrix rn

[@Bruva_Ayamhyt]

There's also a feedback loop with the algorithm on sites like KZbin reinforcing this. If you watch something for more than a few seconds you'll be shown more related content so if you see something you don't like you need to skip immediately

[@APersonByNoOtherName]

I wonder where the phenomenon of people watching 4 to 8 hour long analysis videos fits in with this. I think its also interesting because that audience also largely overlaps with people who still read long-form blogs and novels. I think it largely reflects the fact that we're expected to give our attention to other people at a moment's notice. I can put down a YT short or tweet a lot quicker than finding a stopping point in a blog, novel, or 8 hour long video. The high demand on our attention can't be ignored when discussing how technology has shaped our attention spans.

[@KidPrarchord95]

I hate watching KZbin shorts, but I just can't stop

[@adamryan6915]

It's kinda scary to think how much shorter KZbin videos have become with the new KZbin shorts. And it's also worrying about how TikTok has taken over and how it is impacting our brains.

[@remnant1018]

Just ordered a bunch of hair products for my baby sis. Knowing she doesn’t know much about styling hair and that she doesn’t like to read a lot, I text her the bare minimum of info to keep her hair from falling out. She text back “that’s a lot of info”. I told her it’s not; she’s just not used to reading a normal amount. Also text her this YT short. lol, I bet she doesn’t watch the whole way through😁

[@godnyx117]

You made a gem! When I see people do this "quick scrolling", I always find it cringe and neurotic. It feels so unnatural and weird...

[@ani8800]

Switched my kids to flip phones last week. Now I just need to spend less time on MY smartphone or cave and get a flip phone too. Lol

[@excancerpoik]

im so lucky even tho im born 2007 my parents where very and i mean very strict on technology when i was younger and im so grateful because my attention span is not as bad as others my age

[@robsonwilianwinchester9726]

That's true we're used to more faster thing's now can be good like we're understand faster and consuming more content and the downside are more anxious 😰 with longer content and not used to this format and it can affect nagatively in your daily life's too!!!

[@octo_contra]

I just started a book called stolen focus about this exact phenomenon

[@genaroperez8325]

So that's why Regular Show changes the situations so quickly

[@baskisto]

i can still watch a zelda randomizer video for 1.5 hours without any attention problems

[@tigerfalco]

I'm a kinda long winded person with adhd. So I often say or type things that could be shortened somehow. I've noticed these days if I write anything longer than 3 sentences, people will say its too long and not bother. Many people don't have the attention span to even make it to this sentence right here, before saying "I ain't readin all dat".

[@coyotemars444]

what if i watch 1-2 hour long video analysis videos. Granted im also reading more recently for fun and its helped me focus better on stuff. But yeah, i wish more people realized this and tried to change how they interact with things

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

It's funny that you post this clip on KZbin shorts, which has a layout designed to do exactly this.

[@AwesomeTingle]

i mean i still really enjoy longer content

[@calvingoodall2065]

There is something to be said for longform KZbin videos tho. If Dan Olson drops a new video, I'm clearing my schedule for the next two hours.

[@Surgery7]

Ik we're literally talking about attention span but that lady with the glasses is so damn cuute!

[@mediocregardener9195]

I remember watching films as a child especially westerns/cowboy ones and the pace was so slow. Now I watch most things on KZbin on 1.25 or 1.5 speed.

[@steveblog1]

He’s right, I can’t maintain my atten

[@twangerrrrrr]

We all hear talk about attention span decreasing but how do we increase it? Just watching long form content and bearing through it until it starts to feel more regular?

[@saidie1019]

This makes me want to read a book. I haven’t done that in years. I’ve picked them up and read like the first few pages or listen to an audiobook, but I don’t count that. I tried to read art of war last year, which is not long at all and the only reason it’s boring is because it’s like instructional/informational text. but anyway, I gave up on reading it, and just listen to the audiobook, and like could not pay attention to it for the life of me so I don’t count that either because I couldn’t tell you the first like rule, or a single chapter of art of war. Except for like don’t cross water to get to your enemy.😂

[@sazonada]

How appropriate that I'm moving to the next video but feeling like I got the message

[@milkywave7193]

If enough people become aware of this problem, there might actually be hope for the next generation. Maybe I will be able to raise children after all, without the effort I plan on putting into raising them going to waste because of their peers.

[@JustSomeGuyWithAMustache886]

The perfect short

[@zEropoint68]

it's one activity. engaging with a platform is a singular activity. think about it this way: if they were playing catch with their dad, you'd consider that one activity. what you're doing to social media is the equivalent of considering every throw in that game of catch a separate game of catch. that's not how human attention works.

[@nrares21]

Yes there is an impact, it's less about how technology's getting better and more to do about how we actually use it to constantly exploit each other. We engineered social media in such a smart yet destructive way that it's now backfiring more than we can profit off of it, now what? Really wish we would have thought about the consequences before actually doing things but instead we keep doing everything for money.... Great.

[@dimitrikemitsky]

I store up all that attention span so I can be enraptured by a 7.5 hour retrospective on a game I never played.

[@ThisUploaded]

It is a bit ironic using sesame st as the example, because that show was a 30 minute program full of sketches and skits. The main plot was less than half of the run time iirc, at least in the 90s.

[@xionelectra]

And it’s not just the attention span, I mean the simple act of scrolling alone must have effects on time management, dopamine regulation, social interactions, personal mental health, empathy, personal development and personality to name a few.

[@onjulraz754]

Nah, people are getting better at processing information quickly.

[@jonr4291]

I feel like this guy forgot what Sesame Street was actually like.

[@fordan_gamsy3521]

I dunno, i'm a religious history nerd that can tank 5 hour podcasts on some niche topic and be engaged enough to want more at the end.

[@kani-licious]

I actually like youtube shorts because they're an easily digestible summary version of the real thing for busy people and i don't even endlessly scroll for more like most people do. the real distraction however is the amount of accessible content that we have now compared to back then. There's an infinite amount of stuff that you can do that's its hard to prioritize or keep up it if you don't know what you want to do in the first place.

[@oshawott4544]

Honestly, if I'm playing a game, especially a difficult one, I give up after 30 minutes. This seems to be more related to my performance declining, but even then, my performance tends to decline because my attention starts to drift. Either I need a break, or there's another problem too.

[@wateriswater6545]

Haven't watched the hentai yet, but man did that doujin do something to me. Absolutely god-tier stuff Xter is making!

[@GentleGorillas]

In a short and simple philosophy, how would you apply this information to prolong your child’s attention span? Have them read books?

[@vikggx]

Ok I'll change that with myself, cool of you to remind me that👍🏼

[@brtszk]

i feel like it's huge problem for my generation, but many of us aren't even aware of that

[@HolyApplebutter]

It's a good thing I tend to prefer long-form content like TehSnakerer and MauLer, or my attention span might be already worse than it is now!

[@kennymarie]

This is why I gave in to the video game obsession with my son. I’d rather something have his full attention long term and at least be working toward some kind of goal, vs watching KZbin shorts.

[@ameliabrittain158]

I will say the flip side of this is the rise in several hour long deep dives and binge watching, spending huge amounts of time on a single thing vs short amount of time on a huge number of things. And the proclivity to switch between those two modes is literally ADHD. Like, that’s what it is.

[@violettracey]

Interesting! Thanks!

[@whenimmanicimgodly4228]

every time I start doom scrolling this guy pops up and makes me switch apps for 30 minutes

[@dhrutube]

I have a cousin who's 5 years old and she's never sat through a movie. It's scary

[@superdupersanik]

Same with my cousin who is ten. I guess it's not that bad since he plays the same stupid game on roblox all the time and there's really not much you can do on that certain dumb game.

[@eyescreamcake]

It's the other way around. KZbin used to be videos of something in particular and nothing else. Now that videos are monetized, KZbin creators add tons of filler and BS to make the video longer so they make more money.

[@JuanVasquez17]

Could we theorize that the human brain is becoming capable of process information faster and that could lead to advance in study and progress overal?

[@echillykahlil]

Insightful.

[@BigIndianBindi-jy1cz]

i couldn't focus even back then, lol. My attention span has remained the same.

[@usugurai6109]

Will there be 24 seconds clips on the new tiktok 2 app?

[@nixpheo9232]

Bro said “this show called sesame street” like it was some obscure thing.

[@RebornDPK]

i remember 10min and rest is ads

[@nevokrien95]

The irony of this being a short

[@Adejo013]

Ironically enough, I skipped the video before it was finished