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TikTok and Instagram are intellectual poison
- Many things in modernity are brain dead, but I can’t think of anything worse than the short form dystopias of TikTok and Instagram. They’re materially making people dumber, breeding addict behavior (particularly in the young) and ultimately ruining the lives of normies. It’s depressing to think about the countless kids who might have started garage... See more
from TikTok and Instagram are intellectual poison by Adam Singer
sari added 5d ago
- Platforms like TikTok and Instagram are engines of distraction and cultural rot. They stand in front of the more difficult but more rewarding aspects of life: deep work, intimate connections with friends and loved ones, focused attention for hobbies with intrinsic rewards. By training users to crave constant novelty and the immediate approval of an... See more
from TikTok and Instagram are intellectual poison by Adam Singer
sari added 5d ago
"Irony is the song of a bird that has come to love its cage." - David Foster Wallace