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So this is my own conspiracy rabbit hole… I get the impression all of these sites that use quick 10-15 second video clips followed by screenshots of a tweet or

So this is my own conspiracy rabbit hole… I get the impression all of these sites that use quick 10-15 second video clips followed by screenshots of a tweet or quote are a dystopian method of controlling human behavior. It seems like a way to implant a thought or feeling and minimize critical thinking. In the past social media sites reddit / facebook had great comment sections and links to actual articles. Although this still exists (to some extent and on niche subreddits for example) it seems to be rapidly changing to screenshot of a tweet, or quote or a short video clip. Followed by one line responses or even just a single emoji. For example you will see a quote from politician x … as a screenshot …. ughh that makes me so mad!!! But little context is provided about the quote, when it was said, was it actually said and is the the expanded text available to help understand. Nope it’s .. just a quick emotion that makes me mad!!… followed by scroll to cat video #532 Watching people sitting at parks, waiting for a bus, waiting at a restaurant … lots of the same … scroll scroll … giggle giggle… go political team A they are saving world … ugghh political team B is so bad and makes me mad they hate everyone … scroll .. scrolll .. did you know if you eat Kale you live forever … scroll … scroll Just something really off putting about this experience IMO. Seems very shallow / minimal thinking …

tizzy 4y ago
It's the reduction of attention-span. Can't have critical thinkers if they can't focus for more than 15 seconds at a time. I've noticed a lot of people hold conservative views despite growing up fairly liberal because a lot of the solutions to difficult problems are difficult. An easy way out is to accept the first thing that seems fine without any thinking involved. Add to that the fact that it's a worldview that doesn't make sense at first (like many things in maths and science) and people just give up.

tizzy 4y ago

It's the reduction of attention-span. Can't have critical thinkers if they can't focus for more than 15 seconds at a time. I've noticed a lot of people hold conservative views despite growing up fairly liberal because a lot of the solutions to difficult problems are difficult. An easy way out is to accept the first thing that seems fine without any thinking involved. Add to that the fact that it's a worldview that doesn't make sense at first (like many things in maths and science) and people just give up.