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by weedfroglozenge 4 days ago
Perhaps the research is wrong though because our way of thinking has been "slow, controlled, non intensive".

Now that technology CAN give us content at faster speeds, isn't it better for the brains to change to adapt to the short form cycles? Otherwise you'll be left behind stuck on topic one when the new generation have absorbed 1, 2, 3, 4. etc.

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I don't believe we can understand in depth faster than we used to.

When the volume of content goes up, the depth goes down.

What is happening is that we're consuming more and engaging with everything more superficially. I think that's a concerning trend.

Call me old fashioned but I do not think complicated topics can be summarised in a Tweet.