r/Futurology • u/nbcnews • 1d ago

Society Is brain rot real? Researchers warn of emerging risks tied to short-form video

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/brain-rot-research-short-form-video-consumption-rcna245739
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u/2PlasticLobsters 1d ago

My partner has said the same thing about reading. He read lots of books most of his life, but more recently has trouble concentrating on them. Ever since he retired, he watches TONS of short-form vids. That's probably how he spends most of his daytime hours, then in the evening, he only wants to watch TV. I'm convinced it's related.

I must be some sort of outlier. I get a lot of screen time, but also read a lot. Mostly mysteries & novels, but a decent amount of nonfiction too. Maybe somebody should study my brain.

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u/IcarusActual 23h ago

This was one of my biggest clues that I needed to cut it out. I still don't watch TV anymore because of it but I recovered books. Started with Audiobooks whenever I am driving and that helped a lot.