Elena di Matteo

Scrolling Past Our Reality: Cognitive Decline and Desensitization in the Brain Rot Era

Spiegeloog 444: Salience

Scrolling Past Our Reality: Cognitive Decline and Desensitization in the Brain Rot Era

TikTok and Reels or Youtube Shorts are full of meaningless content paired with news of disasters happening all over the world, feeding us an unbearable…

Elena di MatteoMay 15, 2026

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