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While I am very much against the idea that "things were better in my day", I don't think the idea that the rise of social media, short form content and rapid gratification has had on today's society and upcoming generations should be tossed out offhand. I do think there is something fundamentally different with some of the content presented nowadays, and how easy to access and addictive it can be.
Absolutely. Years of dedicated research have been spent maximizing the attention economy
It's not just short form video algorithms. Streaming TV shows are made to where they effectively end about 15 minutes into the next episode. Video games are workshopped right down to the sounds they use for loot boxes.
And all of that might have an effect, but that effect is pretty clearly to draw in normal people. Not to somehow create ADHD.
Maybe it won't create more, but it can agravante symptoms and lead to increased detection rates