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I worry about the same thing. I will say, however, that I worry more about this in the context of news articles, conversation, and other shorter-duration activi
by lumb63 2y ago
I worry about the same thing. I will say, however, that I worry more about this in the context of news articles, conversation, and other shorter-duration activities. Books are a big commitment, and it is highly disappointing to find out someone stretched a 50 page book into 250 pages to get it published. Sometimes it helps to instill the idea, or provides useful elaboration, but sometimes it is filler with no discernible benefit to the reader. Our time is important and as such, I think there ought to be a referendum against wasting it. That is not to say all content should be short, but that it should be no longer than it needs to be, and that information density should be as high as is tolerable.
- iambateman 2y agoThis is largely an issue of trust and priority, not attention span, right? The same people who fly through TikTok videos also regularly sit through a two hour movie or read the entire Harry Potter series. I think that people can pay attention if they want to, and the cultural shift is _what_ we expect to give attention to.
- adonovan 2y agoI too used to believe that, but I've since met too many children who have told me they don't like going to the movies because you have to pay attention for two continuous hours during which you aren't allowed to use your phone.
- reidjs 2y agoPerhaps it’s the movies fault for not being interactive or engaging enough
- forgotacc240419 2y agoOr for being unnecessarily long; 90 minute films seem scarce nowadays even for kids