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Date Posted: 18:17:21 10/19/03 Sun
Author: Alf
Subject: attention spans

Television issues such as sex and violence don't bother me as much as the more subtle things; attention spans for instance. How people do you know that have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)? Better yet, how many people would be perfectly capable of having a decent conversation, but can't seem to maintain focus. This isn't a new thing. It affects people of all ages. I don't know if attention spans are shrinking or if they've always been this way.
If you still have doubts, think about the length of most media nowadays. Pop songs are shortened to be more easily sold; movies are rarely more than two hours long; novels and books are short with basic language; even meals have been shrunken down to the fast food dates. Television has had the most effect by far. I can even see cellphones turning conversation into short bursts of arbitrary nonsense. How many times have you been trying to talk to someone, only to have their cellphone go off? They then spend the next couple of minutes talking to someone who isn't there.
The question remains: Has television shortened attention spans? If so, is this a good thing or a bad thing?

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