Digital devices are good, right? Using them all the time does make us morally bad, it should be amoral, yes?
Well, I have a little brain science for you. With the Information Age and social media, our brains are rewiring themselves to have short attention spans, expect more data in our brains, and actually getting a kind of rush when we check Facebook.
So, is social media bad?
- 5 hours of surfing can change the way your brain works and can feel more addictive than substance use, spending money, or sex.
- The average office worker checks their email 30-40 times an hour. I don’t know if I’m that high, but it’s definitely more than 10 times.
- In 2013, the average attention span of a person was 8 seconds which diminishes our ability to recall memory.
What do you think about this?
[via TollFreeFowarding.com]
Eric Dye says
The autocorrect issue—while not really a social media aspect—is a curious one imo.
Jeremy Smith says
And I bet impact social media regularly.
midia says
I wonder if/how social media’s affect on the brain is similar to, enhances, or deters the effects of prayer on the brain.
I could guess that social media is a detriment because we begin to lose focus so quickly. In that sense, though inherently not evil, social media could be used as a tool by Satan for marginalizing Christians in their obedient walk.
Jeremy Smith says
Absolutely, but also I bet meditation and prayer can be a counter to that.