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[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

Algorithmic short-form content is literally destroying the attention span of an entire generation

I absolutely despise short vertical video as a format, but how is the lack of attention span caused by this type of media? Does the availability of books cause long attention spans? Lack of attention span is the default state of North Americans. Platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook show videos that users want to watch, it's no different than Audible suggesting books or Netflix suggesting movies. I like the Audiobooks I listen to, they like the 15 second videos that they watch.

It's also not generational, there are just as many boomers, gen-x, millennials, and gen-z burning hours into these platforms.