I mean yeah it's ironic. But one thing I think we've barely even scratched the surface of is the cognitive effects of reading/writing vs watching/swiping. We k

I mean yeah it's ironic. But one thing I think we've barely even scratched the surface of is the cognitive effects of reading/writing vs watching/swiping. We know that reading is correlated to all kinds of positive things. For example: success, improved brain function, memory and mood. If you read and write a lot on social media maybe you get at least some part of that benefit. Whereas, we're pretty sure you don't get any of those benefits from swiping and watching. But we do know that social media overall is correlated to the INVERSE of a bunch of those good things. It's correlated to worse cognitive abilities, worse memory, depression and anxiety! And the most studied of the passive watching experiences (TV) is correlated to negative stuff too. So frankly - replacing a reading habit with Tiktok (exactly what the nation's teens have done over time) is almost certainly unhealthy. Edit: Reading (specifically the studies I'm aware of specify reading books and possessing high reading comprehension, but maybe other forms too) is correlated to better critical thinking, too. How much of the rise of fake news is attributable to the fact that we stopped reading?