These days, we prefer summarized content. And it comes in many forms.
Videos shrink into short clips. Articles get condensed into bullet points. AI digests everything for us before we even ask.
We only ever catch the headlines, the major takeaways without any real depth underneath. People resist reading full books and reach instead for shortened versions through platforms like Blinkist. They watch Reels and TikToks to catch the news, avoiding deeply researched articles. We understand the outcome of events, not the background. React fast, share fast, move on.
I’m not sure if there’s research out there on the consequences of all this summarization, but I think it’s affecting our cognitive ability and attention span.
Oh, and BTW, the above is itself a summarized version of my thoughts.