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Social media, brain rot and the slow death of reading

Summary by Financial Times
The dopamine hit of smartphone scrolling makes reading a book feel more effortful — but the rewards are worth the extra effort

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Why 2024 Was the Year of ‘Brain Rot’

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Social media, brain rot and the slow death of reading

The dopamine hit of smartphone scrolling makes reading a book feel more effortful — but the rewards are worth the extra effort

·London, United Kingdom
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Social media, brain rot, and the slow death of reading

The dopamine bomb generated by smartphone scrolling is making it increasingly difficult to finish a book a week, which would otherwise put us in the elite top one percent of readers - the Financial Times book critic has given a devastating report on our habits.

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The "brain rot" effect. How social media changes the way we perceive the world and how it affects our brains

"Brain rot" has been named the Oxford word of the year 2024 following a public vote in which over 37,000 people participated.

·Bucharest, Romania
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Financial Times broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Saturday, December 28, 2024.
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