Short Form Content Is Killing Teen’s Attention Spans
A teen scrolling Tik Tok instead of doing homework.
Short form videos, popularized on Tik tok and now on almost every social media platform, have significantly shortened the attention spans of its users which are mainly teenagers. The convenient hit of dopamine is almost impossible to resist and can be accessed from anywhere on your phone. Now, even when given the time to talk with their peers, teens are often drawn to their phones instead. There is literally never a dull moment if you simply download an app. This distraction follows its users throughout their day and can interfere with the valuable sleep teens need more than anyone else.
