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Kids and teens are inundated with phone prompts day and night (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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A Common Sense Media report finds about half of 11- to 17-year-olds get at least 237 notifications a day. Some get nearly 5,000 in 24 hours. What does that do to their brains?

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[–] Eczpurt@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is a modern day Pavlovian response. You hear a bell and you get rewarded with content and a small hit of feel good chemicals. Rinse and repeat.

[–] tim-clark@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

We have a finite amount of attention to spend in a day. The each notification takes away a little bit. Add in tik tok and shorts, what is left for real people and life

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago

I have the whatever the negative version of a pavlovian response is. Text messages and social media notifications always fill me with anxiety.