Results: 'Sludge content' is the latest form of escapism on TikTok
Published on 04/30/2023
So-called sludge videos have flourished on the app and other parts of the internet in recent months, offering viewers split-screen looks at two, and sometimes even three or four, videos at once. -NBC News
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The videos are typically compiled from two or more unrelated sources, as you can see by the image in the survey. To unsuspecting users, the videos can be nuisances, but to "sludge fans," the overstimulating videos offer solace. Which do you think?
I would consider a video like this overstimulating
76%
1987 votes
I would consider a video like this comforting
24%
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Some users who are wary about the rise of the genre expressed concerns that sludge content reflected a declining attention span among TikTok users and that it promoted "brain rot." "TikTok has ruined the average attention span so rapidly," a user captioned. Do you feel like your attention span has diminished in the past few years? Yes, due to social media or the internet
24%
614 votes
Yes, due to something else
14%
375 votes
Unsure
27%
705 votes
No
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906 votes
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