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Media fatigue is psychological exhaustion due to information overload from any form of information media, usually news [1] and social media. [2] The advent of the Internet has contributed widely to media fatigue with vast amounts of information easily accessible and easily disseminated.
Compassion fatigue (CF) is an evolving concept in the field of traumatology. The term has been used interchangeably with secondary traumatic stress (STS)s. [1] Secondary traumatic stress is the term commonly employed in academic literature, although recent assessments have identified certain distinctions between compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress (STS).
Information overload (also known as infobesity, [1] [2] infoxication, [3] or information anxiety [4]) is the difficulty in understanding an issue and effectively making decisions when one has too much information (TMI) about that issue, [5] and is generally associated with the excessive quantity of daily information. [6]
Rigetti Computing, IonQ, and other quantum stocks plunged after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told Wall Street analysts that “very useful quantum computers” are likely 20 years away.
Social media causes people to multitask and spend more time online. Social media requires a great deal of self-referential thought. People use social media as a platform to express their opinions and show off their past and present selves. In other words, as Bailey Parnell said in her Ted Talk, we're showing off our "highlight reel" (4).
Fear of missing out has a positive correlation with higher levels of social media usage. [2] Social media connects individuals and showcases the lives of others at their peak. [2] This gives people the fear of missing out when they feel like others on social media are taking part in positive life experiences that they personally are not also ...
Narcotizing dysfunction is a theory that as mass media inundates people on a particular issue, they become apathetic to it, substituting knowledge for action. [1] It is suggested that the vast supply of communication Americans receive may elicit only a superficial concern with the problems of society.
Social media platforms, including Twitter, have become crucial channels for news updates, although concerns persist regarding the proliferation of misinformation disseminated through automated “bot” accounts. The challenge of distinguishing reliable information sources from misinformation has contributed to varying levels of skepticism and ...