[-] decivex@pawb.social 3 points 6 months ago

No need to be toxic about it. Do you think anyone who disagrees with you is automatically an asshole?

Other than that, there's plenty that's changed other than the existence of short-form content, with everything going on in the world right now people are more stressed than ever. And stress is definitely one thing that reduces attention spans.

Not saying that that is the solution but it's definitely one explanation and in my view it's more likely than what's basically just the equivalent of 'phone bad'.

[-] decivex@pawb.social 6 points 6 months ago

Doesn't mean it's caused by short-form content. It's kinda annoying seeing that repeated everywhere without evidence imo.

[-] decivex@pawb.social 5 points 6 months ago

It looks like that study checked the effects of short-form content addiction, rather than short-form content in general. Addiction can be caused by underlying factors, such as stress or depression, which are shown to reduce attention span so I don't think it really shows a direct causal connection. In fact, I think it's more accurate to say short attention spans cause short-form content rather than the other way around.

That said, excessive social media consumption can make stress and depression worse, I just think we're focussing on the wrong aspect of social media's effect on our mental health.

[-] decivex@pawb.social 13 points 6 months ago

I don't think there's actually any evidence that short-form content reduces people's attention spans.

[-] decivex@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago

I looked at their twitter and their latest tweet was a quote tweet boosting an account widely known as an anti-lgbt hate group. They're absolutely disgusting.

[-] decivex@pawb.social 6 points 1 year ago

Cool, that kinda looks like vivaldi except based on firefox.

[-] decivex@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Drown in rain. I'm too big for the shelters.

[-] decivex@pawb.social 11 points 1 year ago

Not if they are part of those 1200.

[-] decivex@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, if all these apps are gonna use a common framework we might as well let the operating system handle it.

[-] decivex@pawb.social 8 points 1 year ago

Yes, your credit score goes up if you're a good boy (helping rich people get more rich) and goes down if you're a bad boy (being financially responsible by not borrowing money).

[-] decivex@pawb.social 12 points 1 year ago

What does 'install' mean here anyway? Most unity games I play are either distributed as archives or installed through third party launchers.

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