I used to feel a similar way spending hours scrolling through instagram and tiktok, which provide quick but unearned instant gratification inherently frying your brain with content. But the way i got out of it was to force myself to consume content that made me wait for the pay off, be it youtube essays, movies, books etc. it makes you regain your attention span to a significant extent and then you feel independent of that need to mindlessly scroll in just a months time. Just be careful to not fall into that rut again. Its a slippery slope.
TLDR: just watch a mad man on youtube rant about an obscure piece of media till tiktoks dont interest you anymore.
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I loathe short-form videos (tik-tok, IG reels, etc.). Every time I'm lured into watching one, I feel like I'm stuck in an episode of black mirror or starring in a clockwork orange. I can feel my attention span getting chiseled away with every vacuous second - and don't even get me started on the endless echo of copies and references.
Okay, I'm done with my old person rant now.
Feb 13, 2024
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While I recognize the irony of posting this on social media, I really am proud of the rebirth of my attention span. Something I had believed to be long dead, scattered in the bough of a wind-shaken tree (to quote Ada), revived itself miraculously.
I can read again. I can watch movies while not simultaneously doomscrolling. I use ad breaks to run to the bathroom or grab a snack (Γ la satellite TV days) instead of starting a game of Subway Surfers.
I feel a return to self and purpose! Tiktok has not taken all from me.
Jan 15, 2025
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TikTok has ruined the attention span of our entire generation to the point of which I struggle to sit through a 15 minute YouTube video without getting bored (unless Iβm really into it). But Iβm working on it
Mar 3, 2025
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