Are Attention Spans Really Shrinking?

We Have Concerns by Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

Aug 10, 202600:54:44Comedy

In the age of social media and digital distraction, the pervailing sentiment is that attention spans are shrinking. But is that the truth? Jeff and Anthony dig into the evidence... at least as long as they are able to fo...

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