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Young adults increasingly struggling offline turn to ASMR videos, report finds (www.theguardian.com)

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Young adults increasingly seek refuge in autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) videos when feeling overwhelmed by in-person interaction, according to a new report from Revealing Reality.

The study found younger generations (18-44) are significantly more likely to feel overstimulated by social situations and noisy environments compared to older adults.

While ASMR content—videos triggering calming "tingles" through whispers, tapping sounds, and gentle movements—provides immediate comfort, experts worry this "digital soma" may prevent developing real-world resilience skills.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (10 children)

may prevent developing real-world resilience skills

I'm sorry but every corner of the world is battling rising authoritarianism at least on one front, sometimes multiple. Wealth gaps continue to widen and the environment is increasingly being made less hospitable to us, by us, with no end in sight. Are we supposed to be able to just ignore all that? Maybe the maladaptive trait IS avoiding and ignoring all that in what this article seems to mistake for resilience.

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