aCosmicWave@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agoParents used to warn their kids that literature would rot their brains. Then it was the radio, TV, and video games. Now it's TikTok.message-squaremessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down148file-text
arrow-up179arrow-down1message-squareParents used to warn their kids that literature would rot their brains. Then it was the radio, TV, and video games. Now it's TikTok.aCosmicWave@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square67linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAce T'Ken@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoCounterpoint: They used to be able to memorise the works of Homer.
minus-squareMoonrise2473@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoand now they’re able to memorize all the dances/emotes from a specific influencer/streamer. Almost the same, no?
minus-squareaCosmicWave@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down8·2 years agoCounter counterpoint: my generation had enough memory capacity to be able memorize the works of Homer Simpson and to quote him regularly. Children adapt to whatever is relevant at the time of their upbringing.
Counterpoint: They used to be able to memorise the works of Homer.
and now they’re able to memorize all the dances/emotes from a specific influencer/streamer. Almost the same, no?
Counter counterpoint: my generation had enough memory capacity to be able memorize the works of Homer Simpson and to quote him regularly. Children adapt to whatever is relevant at the time of their upbringing.