The Right Side With Doug Billings

The Attention Crisis: How Screens, Algorithms, and AI Are Rewiring the Next Generation

Doug Billings Season 6 Episode 13

Are we getting smarter — or just more wired?

In this 15-minute episode of The Right Side with Doug Billings, we explore the attention economy and what constant screens, algorithm-driven platforms, and AI-generated content may be doing to the way the next generation learns, focuses, and thinks.

This isn’t a political argument or a technology takedown. It’s a practical, thoughtful conversation about:

  • What “cognitive strength” really means — attention, memory, and executive function
  • How modern platforms compete for engagement rather than understanding
  • Why focus and deep thinking matter in a free society
  • The role of families, schools, and communities in protecting attention and character in a digital world

This episode is about choice, responsibility, and resilience in an age of endless distraction.

We’re in this together, folks. Believe it. For the Republic! Cheers.


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