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short-form video brain rot

April 4, 2026Peter Yang, Bryan Johnson

Peter Yang and Bryan Johnson argue social media and short video shape cognition at scale, with Yang saying kids watch Shorts "like zombies" and Johnson saying feeds "decides how people think."

mobile and short video has rotted the brains of an entire generation of kids.
kids staring at their TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Reels, etc like zombies.
seems obvious that it decides how people think.
Peter Yang
Bryan Johnson
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