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Without solid evidence, this tired old claim holds about as much weight as when my parents told me that spending too much time infront of the TV or computer scr
by agentultra 16y ago
Without solid evidence, this tired old claim holds about as much weight as when my parents told me that spending too much time infront of the TV or computer screen would make my eyes turn square.
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- jimmyjim 16y agoI've noticed it in myself. I'm 22, started using the internet when I was 12. I've noticed in my lecture classes that my focus-level and memory retention is discernibly poorer than my peers'. I'm at least hoping that this can be rectified in some way. And, I know, I'm just offering another personal anecdote, but my intuition tells me very strongly that the internet has been the sole cause of this.
- kiba 16y agoMy memory retention level has been far higher than my peers and I probably use the internet more than anybody.
- jimmyjim 16y agoIf I recall correctly, you're still in high school. Unless you're taking very high-level courses, I don't think you really get a chance to thoroughly vet your intellectual capability there. When taking my summer-accelerated diff eq class, for example, it seemed that I was much worse at memorizing formulas than my peers were--and we studied together, so there was rather little difference in studying techniques and time of study.