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You do know this reads the same as every pessimistic commentary on technology ever, right? So many people were convinced that television was going to fry our br

by sosodev 10mo ago

You do know this reads the same as every pessimistic commentary on technology ever, right? So many people were convinced that television was going to fry our brains.

serf 10mo ago
... do you know it didn't? I'm not sure myself. I do know that television feels about as deep as a puddle for me. Literature a bit less so. I suspect there is something to this.
eucryphia 10mo ago
I regret watching too much television as a kid. Fortunately my mother wouldn’t allow us to play indoors on the weekends unless it was raining.
g8oz 10mo ago
I assure you that it did fry many brains.
- jf22 10mo ago
  But what was the impact? Society has made tremendous progress since the invention of TV.
  - braebo 10mo ago
    Trends around IQ and mental health suggest this age is quite the outlier historically.
    - jf22 10mo ago
      Outlier compared to what? I'm not denying new forms of media have negative impacts but the world kept spinning and progressing.
nearlyepic 10mo ago
...you're saying that 24/7 news channels didn't do that?