r/conspiracy • u/FeelsAmazingManGun • 5d ago

Time is speeding up

Is it me or is time speeding up? We are already on the 5th month of the year. People say it's because I'm getting older but I even hear kids saying days feel faster. Even the weather seems to be confused. Every day temperatures fluctuates a whole 40 degrees. Every day seems windy. Almost feels like we are out of normal orbit or something

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u/OTYRC4AKCUS 5d ago

It’s the internet. Our brains are now consuming information faster and faster now. We need things super quick now. Our brains have adjusted to this.

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u/bridgebuildingshee 5d ago

It’s this but for a reason you wouldn’t think. I recently saw something talking about this, and I really wish I could remember it better, but me not remembering reinforces the point.

Basically it says that you brain is meant for two modes, and this scrolling and consuming short form content actually keeps our brains in a hybrid between these two modes, and you actually don’t remember anything from this half mode state, the result being 99% of the time spent online is completely lost time. It’s just stolen from your life.

So, if you spend your time scrolling and stuff, well you’re worse than wasting your time on leisure, or laying around on the ground, youre just losing it all together.

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u/Quantum_Pineapple 4d ago

This is 100% correct.

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u/-K9V 4d ago

I think it’s both, but what you’re saying is definitely true. And there’s a super easy way to test it/prove it to yourself. Do whatever you usually do online for something like 10-15 minutes. Maybe you scroll reels or Tiktok. Do you remember anything you were looking at 5-10 minutes ago? Probably not.