Bebo / facebook / twitter make you stooopid

peasant

Social network sites risk infantilising the mid-21st century mind, leaving it characterised by short attention spans, sensationalism, inability to empathise and a shaky sense of identity, according to a leading neuroscientist.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/24/social-networking-site-changing-childrens-brains

mike65

I thought stupid people just went to such sites, rather than the sites making decent people idots.

stovelid

Because the average 16 year old was never prone to short attention spans, sensationalism, inability to empathise and a shaky sense of identity before social networking sites?

Next.

Dragan

Score another one for science in the "stating the ****ing obvious" World Championships.

AnonoBoy

Bebo/Facebook/Twitter make you stooopid.

I do not use Bebo/Facebook/Twitter.

Ergo I am not stooopid.


Yay! I'm not thick!

IN YOUR FACE MRS MOLLOY FROM THIRD CLASS!!!!

Delirium

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Bebo/Facebook/Twitter make you stooopid.

I do not use Bebo/Facebook/Twitter.

Ergo I am not stooopid.


Yay! I'm not thick!

IN YOUR FACE MRS MOLLOY FROM THIRD CLASS!!!!

Think she was the thick one, seeing as she was married and still in third class:D

The Mad Hatter

The article seems mostly speculation. It also seems to suggest that (a) that people who use such sites won't bother picking up a book any more, and (b) that videogames cannot have depth or intelligence.

Wagon

I suppose you could say the same for researches and scientists who do these studies. They enjoy being lazy and telling us what's wrong with the world, but when it comes to actually trying to fix something...

Turd Ferguson

I use none of them and I'm stupid so those results are not accurate. Durr hurr hurr durr

homerun_homer

Aww the article doesn't give you the option to post to Facebook

BaconZombie

What about 4chan?

Galvasean

homerun_homer wrote: »

Aww the article doesn't give you the option to post to Facebook

Dats coz wee faece buk peeple iz wel cleva!

The Mad Hatter

Wagon wrote: »

I suppose you could say the same for researches and scientists who do these studies. They enjoy being lazy and telling us what's wrong with the world, but when it comes to actually trying to fix something...

Huh? Same as what?

chin_grin

TL;DR.

(Changes Faecesbook status to "eating an apple. Oh lawls on me".)

Pssssssst, I only use myspace because it's better for music. You know all of those underground bands that you don't like.

SoWatchaWant

Wagon wrote: »

I suppose you could say the same for researches and scientists who do these studies. They enjoy being lazy and telling us what's wrong with the world, but when it comes to actually trying to fix something...

I guess there's a grain of truth there, but what are they gonna do? The job of the scientist is to find out and inform, it's our job to react to it.

I do think this is a stupid study though.

Turd Ferguson

BOFH_139 wrote: »

What about 4chan?

That turns you into a sex offender


Yay!!!!!!

Mmmm_Lemony

peasant wrote: »

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/24/social-networking-site-changing-childrens-brains

I can get laid on facebook, but it makes me stupid...

I can get tennis elbow and go blind with chronic masto...

*sctraches groin and head simultaneously*

tough call...

whitneysegura

I have no idea what you mean by they make you stupid, i think your stupid for thinking that.

DonkeyStyle \o/

TV makes your eyes go square... FACT.

towel401

Twitter is like IRC, except there's only one channel, and everybody's on ignore by default.