Mental health
fromPsychology Today
10 hours agoStop Diagnosing Yourself From Social Media Posts
Increased mental health content improves awareness but can drive inaccurate self-diagnosis by making vague descriptions feel personally relevant.
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Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoNo one expected the generation born into technology to be so cautious of AI. Are Gen Z onto something older generations are missing? - Silicon Canals
Americans aged 14–29 show sharply declining excitement and hopefulness about AI, with anger rising, even among daily AI users.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoNo one expected the generation born into technology to be so cautious of AI. Are Gen Z onto something older generations are missing? - Silicon Canals
Americans aged 14–29 show sharply declining excitement and hopefulness about AI, with anger rising, even among daily AI users.
fromSilicon Canals
2 months agoWhat research reveals about people who feel physically drained after checking their phone for twenty minutes but can hike for hours without fatigue - Silicon Canals
Your brain accounts for roughly 2% of your body weight but consumes about 20% of your daily energy. That consumption isn't evenly distributed across all mental activities. Focused, voluntary attention (the kind you use when navigating a rocky trail or solving a puzzle you care about) draws on neural circuits that are remarkably efficient when properly engaged.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 months agoThe cognitive damage of doomscrolling is measurable, psychology says, and it can look like anxiety - Silicon Canals
A recent Washington Post piece pulled together what a lot of us have been describing for years: the "brain rot" feeling isn't just slang. Researchers are linking heavy social media use and rapid-fire content to measurable changes in attention and memory, and the way it shows up day-to-day can look a lot like anxiety.
Digital life
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
6 months agoTraining AI on "Brain Rot" Content Causes Lasting Cognitive Damage, New Paper Finds
Continual exposure to low-quality "brain rot" online content causes lasting cognitive decline in large language models, inducing thought-skipping and shifts toward psychopathy and narcissism.
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