The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
And the scary thought, which is probably true based on just real world observation, is that passive and depleting activities when you repeat them over time aren't just taking away your ability to engage directed attention later that day or the next day, but that over time the circuitry for directed attention in the brain is probably subject to plasticity in both directions.
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Native comments, Twitter mentions, and Reddit threads about this claim — surfaced together so the conversation isn't fragmented across platforms.
Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
Would love a "what would change this verdict" RSS feed. Sign me up if it exists.