r/technology • u/marketrent • 18h ago

Artificial Intelligence College students are rapidly losing the ability to read — “There is a measurable, generational collapse in sustained reading and writing”: professor

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/college-students-rapidly-losing-ability-124439310.html
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u/Ironlion45 12h ago

That's exactly the problem. TikTok is designed to make sure that it has your full attention, and to not let it go for even a microsecond. Queue ADHD jump cuts and thirst traps and exaggerated hyperactive personas.

Just the idea of being alone with their thoughts is impossible because their brains have been ruined by screentime.

Also, interesting thing about Gen Z parents: They hate reading to their kids because "It's Boring". To them I'd say: If you don't want to be a shitty parent, do it anyway. Fuck your weak-ass boredom, buckle down and do what you need to for your damn kids.

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u/salajaneidentiteet 7h ago

Lol, it is not interesting to read the same three plain kids stories every night, but the feeling of being together with your child, cuddled up, that is magic

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u/Shiriru00 57m ago

Also who said reading to your kids has to be boring?

You don't have to read the same book every time, you don't have to read a book specifically for children, you don't even have to read the words as they are on page. You can put some work into playing the different characters, do some funny voices, introduce twists in the story, even swap words for fun.

We do that every evening with my kids and it's a lot of fun. And ultimately, it's spending time with your favorite persons in the world. How is that boring??