Researchers at several universities in China, in a study involving more than 1,500 high-school students, found that their future time perspective was damaged by a steady diet of such short-form videos.
These videos, in particular, activate the reward circuitry of the brain with their novel, engaging and effortless nature, leading to instant and constant gratification. We already saw in a previous study that this type of engagement activates the addiction centers of our brains, and in some cases makes it hard for us to stop viewing.
Now, it’s also making us less able to plan for the future, or even care about it.
Teens Who Can’t Put Down TikTok and Instagram Are Losing Their Sense of Time – WSJ