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Is the smartphone simplifying culture itself?

Original: But perhaps another reason that people feel this way is that cultural output — not just short-form videos or Instagram p

A widely shared argument holds that cultural output — not just short-form videos and Instagram posts, but films, television, music and books — is becoming simpler. The claim is that smartphones' constant distraction and hostility to complex thought is reshaping the whole culture, not just social media, prompting debate about declining depth in art and entertainment.

Why now: People are debating whether smartphone-driven distraction is degrading complexity across all of culture, not just social media.

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• But perhaps another reason that people feel this way is that cultural output — not just short-form videos or Instagram posts but films, television, music and books — is becoming simplified, too. The smartphone’s constant distraction and hostility to complex thought is reshaping… · Centurion480 · 4

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