alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoWorldwide, online news is looking a lot more like TikTok and a lot less like “shared articles”www.niemanlab.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkWorldwide, online news is looking a lot more like TikTok and a lot less like “shared articles”www.niemanlab.orgalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarepsychothumbs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoWhat a bummer, video is no way to absorb important knowledge, whether that’s TV or TikTok.
minus-squareshanghaibebop@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI think there are great educational stuff you can learn from TV, TikTok and YouTube. I’m a bit more sad that there is less passive exercise for discourse though. Perhaps our generation(s) had the greatest opportunity for learning discourse and debate and that will be lost as we progress.
minus-squareUmbrias@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWhy not? I don’t necessarily disagree, but on the other hand oral history has been effective for 95% of human history. Putting a friendly face on information can improve retention substantially. I don’t see reading being a universally better way to learn.
What a bummer, video is no way to absorb important knowledge, whether that’s TV or TikTok.
I think there are great educational stuff you can learn from TV, TikTok and YouTube.
I’m a bit more sad that there is less passive exercise for discourse though.
Perhaps our generation(s) had the greatest opportunity for learning discourse and debate and that will be lost as we progress.
Why not? I don’t necessarily disagree, but on the other hand oral history has been effective for 95% of human history.
Putting a friendly face on information can improve retention substantially. I don’t see reading being a universally better way to learn.