How Does Brainrot Affect Our Lives??

This is a Response to the Brain Rot wikithon

"Brainrot" is a dangerous disease for humans. It means when the condition of brain activity decreases due to consuming useless content. This impacts all generations, especially Gen Z and Gen Alpha. They tend to keep their hands on cellphones, even while eating or driving. The impact is seen in the world of education, libraries are empty because students rely more on the internet, which provides shallow understanding and risks of hoaxes. In addition, free time is spent "scrolling" without benefit, causing addiction and anxiety when not holding the phone. This indicates that brainrot has become a serious problem.

Affiliation: Siswi SMKN 5 Banjarmasin
Age: 16-21

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RI3R8

one month ago

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Betul banget! Brainrot emang bahaya, apalagi buat Gen Z/Alpha yang hidupnya dikelilingi konten receh. Riset Journal of Neuroscience (2023) nyebut paparan konten cepat terus-menerus bisa ngerusak gray matter otak—bagian yang bertanggung jawab buat berpikir kritis. Contoh nyata: perpustakaan sepi karena anak muda lebih milih baca thread Twitter 280 karakter daripada buku. Padahal, informasi di medsos sering cuma kulitnya doang, bahkan banyak hoaks! Kecanduan scroll juga bikin kita gelisah kalo jauh dari HP—kayak phantom vibration syndrome (perasaan HP bergetar padahal enggak). Ini tanda otak udah kebablasan dikasih dopamine instan. Solusi? Digital detox wajib! Misal: screen time maksimal 2 jam/hari buat medsos, sisa waktunya dipake buat baca buku fisik atau diskusi langsung. Pemerintah juga harus turun tangan, kayak bikin kampanye "30 Menit Tanpa Gadget" di sekolah atau taman umum. Otak kita bukan mesin—butuh stimulasi yang meaningful, bukan cuma viral !!!

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