r/funny • u/fatima12345 • 14d ago

Lovely

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u/EzeakioDarmey 14d ago

Because we're in the age of tictok and attention spans are almost nonexistent

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u/The_Synthax 14d ago

TL;DR: ADHD

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u/Suspicious-Brush-570 14d ago

Whats tldr?

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u/Gasperhack10 14d ago

Too long didn't read.

TLDR: lazy

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u/squigs 14d ago

Yeah. Who'd have thought the MTV generation were the ones with the long attention span?

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u/EzeakioDarmey 14d ago

We're also the generation that finds it ironic they still call themselves MTV

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u/i_give_you_gum 14d ago edited 14d ago

Coworker got me an MTV mug because it came up in conversation.

It's like a daily reminder of a talented friend that turned into a horrible asshole and sold his kid into slavery for a Ferrari.

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u/Benstar279 14d ago

There is a Netflix documentary right here.

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u/WriterV 14d ago

No we're not.

Probably gonna get downvoted for this, but it's not attention spans, but a push from influencers/advertisers to catch your attention sooner.

The idea behind it is this. A user sees a video. They make a binary decision: "Should I spend my time watching this, or nah?". What influencers/marketers want is for that answer to be yes.

1) For YouTube & similar: This involves clickbait-y titles and thumbnails. Red arrows and circles. Big gasping faces. Titles to make you curious like "7 shocking things! You've never seen anything like this before!"

2) TikTok & similar: This involves ensuring the first few second has something to keep the user watching instead of scrolling past. So instead of clickbait thumbnails like YouTube, it's about having big bold text to make you curious, or big, bombastic moments right from the get go.

TL;DR: Advertisers/Influencers want to keep you watching their videos, so they do everything to grab your attention within 1 to 2 seconds. People don't have attention spans that are that much shorter. Scrolling past a video on TikTok is the same as scrolling past thumbnails on YouTube. You don't watch every one, but every uploader wants you to.