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It started in 2013. If we have to blame technology, social media seems more likely than AI, I guess.
by bee_rider 1y ago
It started in 2013. If we have to blame technology, social media seems more likely than AI, I guess.
- pixl97 1y agoFrom 2011 to 2013 smartphone adoption in the US went from 35 to 55%, and by 2016 was 75%. While not proof of causation, the correlation is very strong.
- weweersdfsd 1y agoSocial media AND smartphones became popular around that time. I think it's the toxic combination that's the worst - easy, low effort dopamine hits that are available everywhere via your phone, whenever you are bored.
- username332211 1y agoIn 2013 social media was still a textual medium, right? There was Vine, but that died pretty quickly, from what I remember. If social media and smartphones are the problem, I would have expected that results for English proficiency would be steady until the advent of TikTok, right?
- Der_Einzige 1y agoPfft, it started in 2007. Kids couldn’t deal with the orange box, cod4, halo3, all coming out at once.
- bee_rider 1y agoActually, it is a good point that this is a lagging indicator.