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Kids and teens are inundated with phone prompts day and night (www.nbcnews.com)

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A Common Sense Media report finds about half of 11- to 17-year-olds get at least 237 notifications a day. Some get nearly 5,000 in 24 hours. What does that do to their brains?

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[-] tim-clark@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

We have a finite amount of attention to spend in a day. The each notification takes away a little bit. Add in tik tok and shorts, what is left for real people and life

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