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YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels are making you dumber, according to science (www.dexerto.com)

submitted 6 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] JustinTheGM@ttrpg.network 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Wouldn't the knock-on effects of a reduced attention span pretty much look like 'dumber'?

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk -3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Intelligence is intelligence you can't reduce it by watching cat videos

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[–] JustinTheGM@ttrpg.network 1 point 6 months ago

Sure, but "being dumb" isn't an exclusive club for people with low intelligence. There plenty of very smart people that are also dumb. Hell, most AIs could be classified as smart but dumb.

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