I wonder if you could analyze internet discussions for an effect.

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    So, I’ve seen a lot of people who were extremely sharp as PhD students become blunted as soon as 9–5 starts.

    A lot of decline among adults can likely be traced back to increased cognitive load during working hours, which chips away at intelligence over time as folks burn out.

    With kids it’s harder to place, maybe it’s walking the tightrope that is modern social interactions?

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      i think with kids it’s less attributable to wokedei and more a total collapse of the educational system mixed with higher and higher stress levels as the world loudly strains around them

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        Corporations have used social media to colonize and profit from our attention spans, including those of children. Our mental capacity and attention spans are limited, especially children’s. When the advertisers have had their fill, how much is left for learning?