Matt

I love computers (sometimes) | Video Game Enjoyer | Work Hard Play Hard

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

Not too long ago, I made the decision to completely cut myself off from TikTok, Instagram Reels, X, and basically all short form, fast paced content.

The change was almost immediate. My attention to detail finally bounced back, and I started actually reading word for word again... which sounds ridiculous because that's exactly what you're supposed to do when consuming information, right? But I had fallen into this pattern where I wanted to rush through everything. I couldn't stand spending more than 15-20 minutes on a single problem or reading. Everything felt like it needed to be consumed quickly and moved past.

That all changed when I turned off the constant noise of all this crap content. My engineering mindset returned. I could sit down for hours at a time again, working on tasks and getting deeper and deeper into whatever I was focusing on. The ability to sustain focus and think critically came back.

I'm now a firm believer that short-form, fast-paced content is devastating to the human brain's ability to concentrate and process information deeply. It's something I'll continue to share with the people I care about because the difference has been night and day.

[kache @yacineMTB]

more and more people are losing their minds because they watch youtube shorts, tiktoks, and reels. engineers are pointing massive neural networks at children, people. the algorithms solve for the objective function of making people spend more time

they can't handle it

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@HailStateBB NUUUUUKES

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@RuneScape Another 25 years baby LETS GOOOOOO

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@nayshins Agreed

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@KravyRS @RuneScape @JagexYuey This is clutch

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@PotatoSeed93 @ProtoxxYT Yup. People RAGED about MTX so they take it out of the game.. subscription price rises to make up for lost income people RAGED again😂😂 it’s hilarious

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@vulpraxis Yup

[tuna🍣 @tunahorse21]

breaking news

tunacode now supports skills

skills get loaded from .claude/skills globally and locally

nobody wants to make new skills

other smaller qol updates

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@E700s @gamestop @SoaRGaming Holy memories…

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@edimmuz Bro is moving up let’s goooo

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@jiratickets @johnloeber Real

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@crownobyl 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@LaireLaFlare Bro😭

[exn86 @exndeos]

POV: 4o is guiding the missiles

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@exndeos LMAOOOOO

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@branchcodex Yup

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@bozoip @1PotatoDog @peach2k2 @ThinkWiselyMatt That’s crazy

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@dollarskillcape Too much tech now. We had just enough then.

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@thestonechat Taking care of yourself does wonders

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@tunahorse21 ����🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

[Matt @MattMarascalco]

@MoistSocksRS @RuneScape @WiseAlan55 Keep spamming them here on X. If I lost my account I would be moving mountains to try and get it back.