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Can't stop thinking about the "brainrot education" trend, which takes dense topics, grinds them in a blender and ELI5s it so it comes out like this...

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Oh, I do agree with that.  It's an adaptation because that's what humans do, and that's also what information does.  Well-done, they can be a great seed for curiosity.  And I've got ADHD so I use some wacky ways of studying - we've got to do what works with the attention spans we've got.

Regardless of the governing structure, the true X factor are the educators who challenge and help their students see and act beyond their social and financial limitations. Thats not to say properly funded resources don't make a difference, but its only part of the bigger picture.

We can scoff and rag on this kind of hyper active learning, but we should acknowledge that as our attention spans thin, a wedge like this can lead to a deeper outcome.

I think it's a natural evolution of an educational system that was created to provide capitalism with an endless supply of workers who knew just enough to do the job, and not enough to question it.

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Oh yeah, their brains are even more fucked, to the point where I know a few who would think this was an officially sanctioned clip.

boomers eat this kind of graphic misinformation so well too 🤦🏻‍♂️

Absolute hands down worst part of the Internet.

Probably long term the most insidious and destructive output of modern technology. 

Effectively making people feel educated on something when in fact only teaching them enough to make them absolutely convinced of a lie.

You can't fight against this in a world driven by algorithmically delivered short form video that prioritizes attention engagement over value generation.