If you cherry-pick anecdotal complaints from the last 3000 years you can claim "People have been saying that for centuries" for any topic you want. The reality

If you cherry-pick anecdotal complaints from the last 3000 years you can claim "People have been saying that for centuries" for any topic you want. The reality is that there is a huge dopamine industry trying to fuel additive consumption including social networks and video games. There is ongoing sociological and psychological research showing that decreased attention span is real.