Socrates bemoaned those young’ns who had the audacity to read their Homer, instead of memorizing it.

Children and Radio

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    1 year ago

    You realize that’s still true, right? You’re posting this as some big own as though it’s somehow not harmful to mindlessly consume any form of media to an extreme extent, especially in the learning years.

    Somebody been watching too many tik toks?

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      Somebody been watching too many tik toks

      What a ridiculous logical leap.

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        1 year ago

        How is it hypocrisy if the previous forms of media were also bad for you, Tik-Tok is just more efficient at funneling meaningless drivel down your throat?

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          Exactly. We’ve also been saying that burning coal was destroying the climate, and then we said CFCs were destroying the ozone, and then we said massive deforestation is ruining the climate…doesn’t make any of them less true just because we’ve said similar beings about less efficient means of destruction.

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            I think that’s generally a good argument, however the rate and level of dopamine hits from TikTok and YouTube Shorts may far surpass that of prior mediums and so actually warrant additional considerations and precautions.

            But then, I may just be an old man.

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            It may be hypocritical, but have you considered that all of these forms of entertainment are unhealthy? The only difference is that they get more and more efficient with each generation, causing increasing levels of concern from each generation. That’s indicative of a rising trend

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            Fwiw I actively believe that reddit is responsible for shortening my attention span.

            It is not hypocritical to call out tik tok for doing the same.

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        “I’m not saying it’s true I just wanted to imply it’s true to drive enragement engagement”