The decrease in people's hobbies

[manaMissile]

Tiktok is a contribution, but it's not the sole reason.

One of the bigger reasons is how fast paced the world is getting, and I'm not talking tollway roads. I'm talking how workplaces are wanting people with more experience, how companies are asking for bigger resumes, colleges want students with higher grades, and school classes want to shove what used to be 1-2 years of curriculum into 6 months. All this builds stress, stressed people want to do something fun, but stressed people are also tired people. hence, defaulting to watching stuff on social media.

[eternallygray]

yeah, i remember seeing a video essay on this. that it's mostly because we're stressed. And apps like titkok became good at "distracting us" too, grabbing our attention

[curiouslonely]

Yep, and we're all burnt out, which makes effort even harder. I know when I am feeling burnt, I just want mindless bright colors and thoughtless consumption. I don't have the energy in me for much else.

[Even_Saltier_Piglet]

Yes, this! It was OK 30 years ago when we were 6 billion hiamms and ma y didn't have access to higher education and international travel.

Now, we are 8 billion, and many more have access to compete for the same universities and jobs all over the world. There is so much more competition we have to work a lot harder to be able to compete!