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Causal relationship between social media and degradation of basic critical thinking skills. Not just tiktok, anything in which people are primarily communicating asynchronously and has a "reward" (likes, upvotes, etc)
So Reddit/Lemmy for sure included
nice, have an upvote.
I think a major issue is that nobody checks sources. Earlier, when everybody watched the news or read papers, sources were more reputable (not infallible for sure). Now any random creator can sway your opinion without that reputability. Pretty inherent to the internet as algorithms decentralise everybody into their own corner.
Ironically inspired by a Hank green video
That agrees with my preconceived biases, for sure.
Beyond that, I think it's possible that the "sting" of negative reactions, or the perceived lack of positive reactions my possibly shape how people think.
And, you can buy that kind of engagement in bulk if you have money. You can train people to engage in different thought patterns buy buying upvotes (buying them dopamine), that would be my hypothesis.
If that's true, I think the inherent danger from a sociological standpoint could not possibly be understated.
You mean like
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362607055_Impact_of_social_media_use_on_critical_thinking_ability_of_university_students
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563216307841
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11528-010-0398-z
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131516302469
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