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Brain rot was portended almost 20 years ago when scientists studied the effects of a new invention called “email”, specifically the impact a relentless barrage of information would have on participants’ brains. The results? Constant cognitive overload had a more negative effect than taking cannabis, with IQs of participants dropping an average of 10 points.

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Brain rot was portended almost 20 years ago when scientists studied the effects of a new invention called “email”, specifically the impact a relentless barrage of information would have on participants’ brains. The results? Constant cognitive overload had a more negative effect than taking cannabis, with IQs of participants dropping an average of 10 points.
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Dean Burnett (that brains guy) (garwboy@ohai.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 05:28:40 JST Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
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Translation: when you increase the cognitive load a person has to deal with (as emails did), they have fewer cognitive resources to go around, even when compared to having just consumed a relaxing drug! Woah, mind blown!
Snark aside, there are some WILD extrapolations going on here.
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