I never really stop reading papers from psychology/behavior science (and neuroscience), which leads to some horrifying discoveries.
We are actively studying the effects of tv/internet/video viewing on kids and their reality status. There was a recent study on adult men.
https://twitter.com/_queerioes/status/1326226403839324163
We are actively studying the effects of tv/internet/video viewing on kids and their reality status. There was a recent study on adult men.

Kids: tv/net contain a mix of real AND fantastical events. Their prefrontal cortex (pfc) is extra active trying to distinguish between.
Adults: same increased activity when stimulated in specific way, but pfc + reality status is developed...
needs more study.
Adults: same increased activity when stimulated in specific way, but pfc + reality status is developed...
needs more study.
WE ARENâT STUDYING TEENS.
We arenât studying the effects of video/net viewing nor PARASOCIAL INTERACTION on the activity of the (medial) Prefrontal Cortex in distinguishing between not-real and real.
Yes, I am suggesting weâre seeing conditioning of the pfc functions.
We arenât studying the effects of video/net viewing nor PARASOCIAL INTERACTION on the activity of the (medial) Prefrontal Cortex in distinguishing between not-real and real.
Yes, I am suggesting weâre seeing conditioning of the pfc functions.
Points of interest in the anti scenario:
We see anti behavior skew younger, reflects generational tech consumption/use.
Anti behavior suggests they detect âa threatâ to charactersâ ârightsâ, âcharacter wouldnât like thatâ.
Indistinguishably real figure + Emotional link to figure
We see anti behavior skew younger, reflects generational tech consumption/use.
Anti behavior suggests they detect âa threatâ to charactersâ ârightsâ, âcharacter wouldnât like thatâ.
Indistinguishably real figure + Emotional link to figure
Anyways, thereâs the scientific and testable framework for anti behavior. 
It involves continuous conditioning through early tech use/exposure and social reinforcement, affected reality status, activation of the medial prefrontal cortex, heightened via parasocial interaction.

It involves continuous conditioning through early tech use/exposure and social reinforcement, affected reality status, activation of the medial prefrontal cortex, heightened via parasocial interaction.