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Poetry in Motion🪻Its 2k25 and i find myself at the juncture of memes and philosophy

[ᴍɪᴋᴀꜱᴀ ᴀᴄᴋᴇʀᴍᴀɴ @Pre_meeks]

"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint', then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced." - Vincent van Gogh

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

James Clear on the only competition that matters:

[🍂 @Lovandfear]

— Mahmood Darwish

[Axel @fastrlife]

Seneca has a great quote:

“To be happy,

You must eliminate two things;

The fear of a bad future,

Or the memory of a bad past.”

To accomplish this…

You have to surrender to the present moment;

Accept that this moment is all there ever was, and all there ever will be…

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Scientists have identified a reversal of the long-standing Flynn effect—the roughly 200-year trend of rising average intelligence (measured via IQ and cognitive tests) across generations.

For the first time in modern recorded history, Generation Z (born roughly 1997–2012) shows lower performance than previous generations in key cognitive domains, including attention, memory, literacy, numeracy, executive function, problem-solving, and general IQ—despite spending more years in formal education than ever before.

Neuroscientist and educator Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD, MEd, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on January 15, 2026, highlighting this shift. In his written testimony, he stated that cognitive development in children across much of the developed world has stalled or reversed over the past two decades, with declines evident in international assessments (e.g., PISA, TIMSS) and other large-scale data starting around the mid-2000s and accelerating post-2010.

Horvath attributes the primary driver not to reduced schooling, but to the widespread integration of digital screens and educational technology (EdTech) in classrooms. He argues that human brains evolved for deep, focused learning through face-to-face interaction and sustained attention, not fragmented skimming or constant task-switching encouraged by devices.

Key points from his testimony include:

- Teens now spend over half their waking hours on screens, with significant portions in school involving computers or tablets—often leading to off-task behavior and shallower processing.

- Evidence from meta-analyses and national/international studies shows a consistent pattern: higher classroom screen exposure correlates with weaker outcomes in reading, math, science, and higher-order reasoning.

- Digital tools may aid narrow, repetitive skill practice in controlled settings, but in core academic contexts, they tend to reduce depth of understanding, retention, and critical thinking.

Horvath describes this as a "structural mismatch" between human cognition and how digital platforms are designed (to capture and fragment attention), warning that unchecked EdTech adoption risks long-term harm to workforce skills, innovation, and societal reasoning.

[Horvath, J. C. (2026). Written testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. U.S. Senate]

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

For quality of life, it is better to err on the side of being an optimist and wrong, rather than a pessimist and right

[Francisco Ribeiro @fraveris]

"The most dangerous form of blindness is believing that your perspective is the only reality."

~ Friedrich Nietzsche

[🍂 @Lovandfear]

“The chaos looks beautiful when you're not in it.”

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

15 years ago today, ‘THE WALKING DEAD’ premiered.

[ᴍɪᴋᴀꜱᴀ ᴀᴄᴋᴇʀᴍᴀɴ @Pre_meeks]

@NetArchivesHQ @CultureCrave They look like Teletubbies

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

They found the end of the map

[strongest @imhimgojou]

Demon Slayer was never about having a twist-heavy plot. It’s character and theme-driven; love, grief, bonds, resilience, etc. If you’re hung up on the plot being ‘simple,’ you’re watching it wrong.

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

A letter has been sent to The Academy asking them to consider awards for animal actors in acting categories. The letter was signed by Indy the Dog from ‘GOOD BOY’

“I have been deemed ineligible for the Best Actor category. Apparently, I am not a good enough boy for you”

(Source: https://t.co/C4c2cdiiXA)

[Mikael @mikael_jibril]

A friday full of blessings —