That ties in well with my experience of news and social media spewing out "Amygdala-bait". Anything to short circuit your rational thought processes and get you angry, indignant, fearful, smug, shocked, etc.
I don't know if that's purely due to chasing advertising revenue via "engagement". We certainly saw something like it in the 90s with 24/7 news channels.
And with some people being just fine with obviously fake AI slop images and stories, it feels like they're just fine with no longer having to think complex thoughts.
Has this happened before in history? Is it part of a natural cycle in society? I am very doomer when it comes to climate change, so I wonder if people subconsciously feel like "there's no future so why bother thinking?"
I don't know if that's purely due to chasing advertising revenue via "engagement". We certainly saw something like it in the 90s with 24/7 news channels.
And with some people being just fine with obviously fake AI slop images and stories, it feels like they're just fine with no longer having to think complex thoughts.
Has this happened before in history? Is it part of a natural cycle in society? I am very doomer when it comes to climate change, so I wonder if people subconsciously feel like "there's no future so why bother thinking?"