In April, The WSJ sounded the alarm: Kids have TikTok brain! The app’s fast-paced content is addicting, and it could be shortening kids’ attention spans
The Times says TikTok ruined a generation: How is Gen Z going to change the world for the better if they have the attention span of a goldfish?
And a study from The Science Survey says 85% of students they surveyed have TikTok, Snap, or Insta open when they do their homework
SNL gets it
A National Review Op says it’s not just kids -- I can’t focus because of my Twitter addiction!
USA Today says to blame our terrible attention span on COVID, not TikTok
Maybe it’s just the internet, writes The New Yorker. It fully dominates our headspace
Whatever caused it, it’s seriously concerning, says The Atlantic. Americans are living through the “attention wars”
This Substacker is worried about TikTok brain for a particular reason: We’re losing sports fans, people! It takes attention to watch sports, and Gen Z just doesn’t have it
Vox interviews the author of “Stolen Focus” -- a book all about our short attention spans. He says that while more sleep may help, the only way we’ll get real change is if social media changes its business model
The World Economic Forum is more optimistic: Big business has always fought over our attention. Plus, the internet has more pros than cons