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squaring 'short attention span' w/ popularity of 20 hour TV 'binge watching'

the idea that young people have ever-shortening 'attention s...
Cobalt Main People
  02/19/18
They're doing some other shit while they do that shit.
spectacular nowag business firm
  02/19/18
yeah they're on their phones scrolling through instagram ...
glassy rambunctious mad-dog skullcap cruise ship
  02/19/18
Watching is passive
umber hominid
  02/19/18
podcasts are passive, you can tune your attention in and out...
sadistic irate travel guidebook
  02/19/18
vegetating to derivative netflix plots like a slug and using...
Slimy volcanic crater
  02/19/18


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Date: February 19th, 2018 8:31 PM
Author: Cobalt Main People

the idea that young people have ever-shortening 'attention spans' is a constant refrain.

yet, i see young people watching intricately plotted 40-hour TV shows, and listening to commercial-free podcasts which sustain 1 topic for 5 hours.

so how does this idea persist?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897925&forum_id=2#35440484)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 8:31 PM
Author: spectacular nowag business firm

They're doing some other shit while they do that shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897925&forum_id=2#35440486)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 8:37 PM
Author: glassy rambunctious mad-dog skullcap cruise ship

yeah they're on their phones scrolling through instagram

mmmm carbs mmm shoes mmmm salt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897925&forum_id=2#35440534)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 8:31 PM
Author: umber hominid

Watching is passive

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897925&forum_id=2#35440489)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 8:32 PM
Author: sadistic irate travel guidebook

podcasts are passive, you can tune your attention in and out

same with most tv shows. ppl rewatch complex shows multiple times

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897925&forum_id=2#35440495)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 8:33 PM
Author: Slimy volcanic crater

vegetating to derivative netflix plots like a slug and using cuckcasts of professors bliovating to make yourself feel smarter for hours on end =/= focus

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897925&forum_id=2#35440505)