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'PDF to Brainrot' study tools are an iteration on a TikTok trend

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Re: 'PDF to Brainrot' study tools are an iteration on a TikTok trend

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Post by Iulioh »

gtvwill wrote: post #8
tux3 wrote: post #4

I, for one, welcome our new dopamine overlords. It is still early days, but the oncoming flood of AI content is inevitable at this point. Since modern content is meticulously engineered to snipe children into jumping for the beef with perfect efficiency, killing their reward center instantly, we are well on track to revolutionize education. The Adtech era is over. Addiction science as an industry shall bring forth th…

He who controls the spice controls the universe. Honestly can't wait. Feed me info in dopamine adjusted methods. My spicy meatball brain finds old methods boring af and an absolute chore. Can learn at 10x with the new ways. Much like the meme watch a 4hr movie in one go? Meh. Feed me a 10 hour movie in 14 40ish min episodes? Hell yeah! Education needs to strap itself in and get with the times. No point holding onto t…

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Feed me a 10 hour movie in 14 40ish min episodes? Hell yeah!

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I can't get myself to watch a film but will watch an entire 12ep anime in a day...

I'm fucked.

Re: 'PDF to Brainrot' study tools are an iteration on a TikTok trend

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

Woeps wrote: post #6
Elfener wrote: post #2

oh no

Oh no indeed. And my first reaction was:"Naaaaaah ... This can't be a thing people actually use right?" But I haven't been a student in decades so what do I know.

The article itself casts doubt upon it as well - is it actually used, or is it rage bait and marketing that tries to tell people that it is a thing?

Re: 'PDF to Brainrot' study tools are an iteration on a TikTok trend

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Post by j4hdufd8 »

notTooFarGone wrote: post #10
tux3 wrote: post #4

I, for one, welcome our new dopamine overlords. It is still early days, but the oncoming flood of AI content is inevitable at this point. Since modern content is meticulously engineered to snipe children into jumping for the beef with perfect efficiency, killing their reward center instantly, we are well on track to revolutionize education. The Adtech era is over. Addiction science as an industry shall bring forth th…

gl getting developers for high complexity products or experts in general in the future with less and less attention spans and frustration tolerance.

Implying these study apps will reduce attention spans and tolerance to frustration?

Re: 'PDF to Brainrot' study tools are an iteration on a TikTok trend

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Post by cullumsmith »

There is a small segment of parents who completely prevent their children from accessing these brainrot platforms. Usually these kids are in homeschool groups with other like-minded families, with no phones or screen time.

I often wonder if this cohort will be the future elite class, or if they will be so incompatible with their peers that they'll end up forming insular communities amongst themselves (like the Amish).

Re: 'PDF to Brainrot' study tools are an iteration on a TikTok trend

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Post by bananicorn »

jumpoddly wrote: post #5

As always, the eternal refrain: “the kids are alright”, but wow, the adults, they look like they’ve lost it. I think these adults are misguided at best. ~“Kids diets are causing an obesity epidemic so teacher brings sweets to class to encourage them to eat.” Was there a subtle insinuation that they are being paid off to promote these tools? I am all for getting creative with teaching, but I think the creativity shoul…

Absolutely with you on the last point, but the Subway Surfers mentioned in this Article is a mobile game which has been around since 2012 - they don't splice in videos with actual subway surfing. Not that that changes much about the article in general^^

Re: 'PDF to Brainrot' study tools are an iteration on a TikTok trend

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Post by tgv »

gtvwill wrote: post #8
tux3 wrote: post #4

I, for one, welcome our new dopamine overlords. It is still early days, but the oncoming flood of AI content is inevitable at this point. Since modern content is meticulously engineered to snipe children into jumping for the beef with perfect efficiency, killing their reward center instantly, we are well on track to revolutionize education. The Adtech era is over. Addiction science as an industry shall bring forth th…

He who controls the spice controls the universe. Honestly can't wait. Feed me info in dopamine adjusted methods. My spicy meatball brain finds old methods boring af and an absolute chore. Can learn at 10x with the new ways. Much like the meme watch a 4hr movie in one go? Meh. Feed me a 10 hour movie in 14 40ish min episodes? Hell yeah! Education needs to strap itself in and get with the times. No point holding onto t…

I don't think there's much evidence you'll learn a lot that way, and certainly not 10 times as much as someone who hasn't been turned into a "spicy meatball" by a social media addiction.

> Give em 30 to 60 small clips of high interest action!

That's such a glib remark. How do you propose to make 30 to 60 small clips per teaching hour? There's over 1200 of those per year. Shortest path through school is 12 years. Good luck making 500,000 of those clips for "what's the capital of Kenia?"

And I'm fairly sure that once you're exposed to them, they'll get boring pretty quickly, and the effect will be nil.

In case you need any more conviction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5RsaOOsZFk

Re: 'PDF to Brainrot' study tools are an iteration on a TikTok trend

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Post by llm_trw »

cullumsmith wrote: post #15

There is a small segment of parents who completely prevent their children from accessing these brainrot platforms. Usually these kids are in homeschool groups with other like-minded families, with no phones or screen time. I often wonder if this cohort will be the future elite class, or if they will be so incompatible with their peers that they'll end up forming insular communities amongst themselves (like the Amish)…

Remember the kids who weren't allowed to watch television in the 80s and 90s?

It's them all over again.

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