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Viral Chart EXPOSES Internet Fueled Personality Destruction

2025-08-11 News & Politics
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Internet Fuels Personality Destruction and Declining Cognitive Social Skills

Discover how longitudinal data reveals a dramatic decline in core personality traits like conscientiousness among young adults since 2014. Learn why experts link this measurable erosion directly to increased technology use and social isolation trends.

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  • Younger Americans (16–39) show a precipitous drop in conscientiousness, falling below the 30th percentile.
  • Neuroticism has skyrocketed to roughly 70% among younger demographics, while agreeableness continues declining.
  • Social engagement metrics confirm people report being more easily distracted and less easily trusting.
  • The shift online prioritizes consuming top-tier, algorithmically served content over interacting with personal friends.

This discussion analyzes new survey data showing significant negative shifts in personality traits correlated with technology use and cultural shifts. Understanding these measurable declines in focus, agreeableness, and social connection is crucial for navigating the social fabric of the 2020s.

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Krystal and Saagar discuss a viral study showing how the Internet is fueling personality destruction and reducing cognitive ability. Sign up for a PREMIUM Breaking Points subscriptions for full early access to uncut shows and LIVE AMAs with the hosts every week: https://breakingpoints.locals.com/support Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ To listen to Breaking Points as a podcast, check them out on Apple and Spotify Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar/id1570045623 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Kbsy61zJSzPxNZZ3PKbXl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Breaking-Points/61575893472315/ #news #politics #youtube

Top Comments (10)

@joelrawnsley5337 2025-08-11

Damn who would’ve thought being disconnected from reality your whole life would end up disconnecting you from reality

435 4 replies
@TruePatriot312 2025-08-11

The world has monetized every aspect of living. there was a saying "music was better when ugly people were allowed to make it". The greedy people of the world, need to control all other aspects of the world and daily living.

492 31 replies
@PKovach1987 2025-08-11

My advice: Go camping as often as possible. Force yourself to. You would be amazed at how much just one weekend without data/wifi/etc can do for your well being.

327 29 replies
@Bubbin1 2025-08-11

People who think brands are a personality are honestly so sad

129 6 replies
@BarstoolAstronaut 2025-08-11

Saagar has chid, 2 seconds later: “why would I ever hang out with people who don’t have kids?”

184 12 replies
@zanna3032 2025-08-11

I left Facebook largely because they would not show me my friends' content. They filled my timeline with all sorts of other crap. I just wanted to be in touch with my friends. Going onto Facebook became a complete waste of time, so I deleted my account.

52 5 replies
@nodnoc 2025-08-11

Not surprised to see that large drop in conscientiousness. The past few years, I have noticed a huge uptick in people littering everywhere.

89 8 replies
@unipartyhellscape8895 2025-08-11

"My neighbors are old and have no kids, do I really need to know them?" I mean, no you don't NEED to. But maybe your life (and theirs) would be better if you did.

323 15 replies
@CornOnDeCobb 2025-08-11

“He doesn’t have children, do I need to know who he is” what a line

224 20 replies
@itgetter9 2025-08-11

Go meet your neighbors, Saagar. That's on you.

237 14 replies

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