Revoking the human ability to process meaning, and fight for it, will doom humanity to stagnation. Manipulating the sub-conscious minds willingness to hyperbolic discounting, the instant gratification that we are simply just happy with, because it makes us happy here, and now. Why 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 we think if we don’t 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 to think?

The YouTuber ‘Markiplier’ had an interesting take on that fact, when it comes to TikTok and shorter media being more appealing nowadays. He insists it isn’t our “attention spans shortening”, but really just the desire and 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥 for 𝘯𝘦𝘸 content has risen exponentially, forcing creators to attempt retaining their audiences attention using shorter tropes and resorting to trends. Longer and more deeper thought out media still exists and thrives, but they have a much tougher time being stretched out and cared about over time. It’s a perceived shortened attention span. Just some food for thought. 🍕