Why teenagers are deliberately seeking brain rot on TikTok | Psyche Ideas
These teenagers have lost the ability to process and make sense of their emotions, or to reflect on who they are and what really matters, or to build strong relationships, or even to just allow their brains time to power down their critical social circuits, which are not meant to be used constantly, and to redirect that energy to other important co
... See moreCal Newport • Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
These teenagers have lost the ability to process and make sense of their emotions, or to reflect on who they are and what really matters, or to build strong relationships, or even to just allow their brains time to power down their critical social circuits, which are not meant to be used constantly, and to redirect that energy to other important co
... See moreCal Newport • Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
To understand what’s driving this shift, you need only talk to young people. They’re saying that after years spent constructing carefully curated online identities and accumulating heaps of online “friends,” they want to be themselves and make real friends based on shared interests. They’re also craving privacy, safety, and a respite from the thron... See more
Sara Wilson • The Era of Antisocial Social Media
