#media-consumption

#media-consumption

Brain rot, now defined as a perceived loss of intelligence due to overconsumption of unchallenging content, lacks scientific evidence of cognitive harm.

People in their twenties in the U.S. spend nearly seven hours consuming audiovisual entertainment daily, including time on social media, streaming series and movies, video games, YouTube, and music.

Wesley Morris showcases a unique blend of cultural critique and personal reflection through his new podcast, Cannonball, tackling the impact of digital consumption on non-visual media.

To ensure you stay informed, pick a time to focus on the news without distractions and decide how much time you can devote to it. A concentrated 15-minute block is often sufficient.

Deleting TikTok has improved my attention span by encouraging me to engage with long-form media. I now read more and watch movies without distractions.

"In the last elections, Kamala Harris won by 8 percentage points among news consumers, while Trump led by 19 points among those who are uninformed about current affairs."

Making your kid only watch stuff you are interested in is weird and pretty self-centered parenting imo.

"The last bastion of knowing things was television, I suppose. It had storylines, at least, and some of it was actually excellent."

If you prefer your viewings of 'Wheel of Time' or 'Reacher' without ads, however, you'll have to pay a little extra to get Prime Video ad-free.

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