Socrates bemoaned those young’ns who had the audacity to read their Homer, instead of memorizing it.

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    1 year ago

    Fwiw I actively believe that reddit is responsible for shortening my attention span.

    It is not hypocritical to call out tik tok for doing the same.

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      1 year ago

      What situations your short attention span makes uncomfortable for you apart from things related to some sort of achievement (as perceived by your workplace, school, family, friends, etc)

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        1 year ago

        Can you rephrase your question? Imo nearly everything can be interpreted to relate to some sort of achievement.

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          I mean achievement as something that’s perceived by society, something that you dont do for enjoyment, something to profit off of in some way (be it simple recognition or raised social status), “I will do this because people will also see it and that’s very good”. It can be the expectations of relatives, something for the workplace or college