Is Twitter making you STUPID? Social networking sites are making it hard for people to think for themselves
Twitter and Facebook could be lowering your ability to think analytically
Research from Dr Iyad Rahwan suggests prolonged use of social networks erodes our common sense
The University of Edinburgh and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology researcher asked people a series of trick questions
The study concluded that our addiction to social networks leaves us little time to work things out on our own
By Fiona Macrae
PUBLISHED: 21:56 EST, 4 February 2014 | UPDATED: 04:15 EST, 5 February 2014
They have become a quick and easy way of learning about everything from world affairs to the affairs of friends.
But Twitter and Facebook may be eroding our ability to think.
Researchers believe speed, volume and ease with which information is shared through social networking sites may be making it more difficult for us to think analytically.
Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2551578/Is-Twitter-making-STUPID-Social-networking-sites-making-hard-people-think-themselves.html#ixzz2sUzGyITR
Duh!
Governments, churches etc don’t want people to think. They want lemmings.
All social media is a stupid waste of time. Be like dinosaur-me and pretend it was never invented. It’s easy.