Social networks seriously impair our cognitive abilities
About a month ago, the editorial team of NewDay.BG decided to pay special attention to the topic of the collective mental health of Bulgarian society on the 29th of every month.
In order to draw attention to the seriousness of the issue, we created an event where we take a day off from social media every 29th. The text we used to announce the “Clockwork Keyboards” initiative was written by Veselina Sedlarska and can be read here.
The “consumption” of negative content, aggression, low communication style, propaganda is permanently deteriorating the cognitive health of the whole Bulgarian society and a more serious public debate is needed that involves the media, educational institutions, politicians and public figures in a discussion on how to limit the damage on the next generations and reduce the mental anxiety of the whole Bulgarian society.
