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Many today feel that attention spans are becoming shorter due to the prevalence of social media. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Numerous
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 think that in the past, it was easier to focus long-term.
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, because of the advance in social
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attention
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 spans tend to shorten nowadays. I agree with
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concentration is barely required when scrolling through
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 and users get used to shorter
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 as well. And I will talk more about my point of view in the following essay. First of all, individuals are more likely to have shorter
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 the fact that the
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 do not need much focus time.
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 is because the uploaded
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 and videos only consume minimal time for viewers to watch the whole thing.
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, shorts have recently been popular on Instagram. And generally speaking, the length of the
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 usually less than 30 seconds. By doing so, it lowers the percentage of longer streams and increases the chances of
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 looking at
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 that require little
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 span.
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,
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 spans have decreased with users being more familiar with shorter
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, it has been proven by experts that scrolling through the Internet, the human body releases dopamine, which urges
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 to search for more similar creations.
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, with the two conditions above,
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 get addicted to videos with lack
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length and those
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which consume less concentration. In conclusion, it is obvious that it is more and more of a challenge to stay focused
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 the fact that the creations made by producers are abridged
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 viewers get used to these
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