An anecdote, with no intention of singling out: I just saw a Lemmy comment than article was “a billion words” and probably AI written, implying it was too long to read.
It was 1500 words. And just in a journalistic, objective writing style, with no fluff.
I have older relatives who have stopped reading papers in lieu of YT Shorts. Another had a stint with AI psychosis, and so did a dev I used to follow. I’ve seen (likely) younger folks here on Lemmy that didn’t even understand the concept of a non-algorithmic feed, or the distinction between opinion pieces and news.
…Yeah. Engagement optimization has done incredible damage .
Attention spans are short now.
I don’t know what to do about it, either, as people have shown they will always vote for the instant gratification of it.
It’s a struggle for me, now. I can’t imagine being 14 right now.
It’s everywhere.
An anecdote, with no intention of singling out: I just saw a Lemmy comment than article was “a billion words” and probably AI written, implying it was too long to read.
It was 1500 words. And just in a journalistic, objective writing style, with no fluff.
I have older relatives who have stopped reading papers in lieu of YT Shorts. Another had a stint with AI psychosis, and so did a dev I used to follow. I’ve seen (likely) younger folks here on Lemmy that didn’t even understand the concept of a non-algorithmic feed, or the distinction between opinion pieces and news.
…Yeah. Engagement optimization has done incredible damage .
Attention spans are short now.
I don’t know what to do about it, either, as people have shown they will always vote for the instant gratification of it.
It’s a struggle for me, now. I can’t imagine being 14 right now.