This is how YouTube shorts are killing your brain!

 I guess you all must be familiar with the 'shorts' feature that YouTube has recently added. Also, I guess I'm the one who got to know about it in the last. Well, I got to know about it last month only. Actually, I don't use their app on my device. If I want to watch something on it, I just watch it over the browser on their website. So, I came to know about it last month, when I was at my grandparent's place. I was with my cousin and I saw him watching a video on his phone. I found it interesting so I also started watching it. That video consisted of some luxury cars and people around it. Music was playing in the background. The video ended in less than a minute. I found that video totally pointless. Also, as soon as the video ended, another video started. I found that interesting at first because I got attracted by those luxury cars shown in them. And the story does not end here. Another video popped and we watched it. And just like this, we watched too many videos. I didn't even realize when half an hour passed. Also, after watching so many short videos I felt that bad feeling that comes when you end up your whole day without doing a single productive thing.

I guess this is the worst thing people waste their time on. So, thinking about this useless feature, I searched Reddit for people's reviews on it. And as I expected, I found bad reviews only. People are complaining that they're wasting hours on it. They've become addicted to the infinite scroll and they just can't stop themselves from exiting the app once they start scrolling those shorts.

Well. I just want you all to know that how this feature is killing our brain and we are not even realising it. These short-span videos are gradually decreasing our capability to pay attention. They shift our attention from one thing to another in a minute or two. If you still doubt me then do one thing, watch those shorts for half an hour, and then try watching an hour-long lecture or a recording of a class you've missed or any informative video you're interested in. I can bet you that you'll not be able to pay your full attention to it and after around 10-15 minutes, you will close it. So, this is how these shorts are actually making your span of paying attention shorter. Also, they give instant dopamine one after one and that is why you get glued to them and gradually get addicted too. And it's not just YouTube. I've got to know that this short-span video feature is on Instagram and other platforms as well.

So, I just advise you all to stop watching these shorts. If you're addicted, then you can delete that app from your device. You can watch important videos on their website. And lastly, it's all your choice, I've just told you the dark side. Now, choose what you want, but wisely!

Have a great day!

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