PSA: I hit 100 hours of listening to flat earth debates and it changed my approach

I started timing myself while watching these online debates, mostly out of curiosity. After hitting exactly 100 hours, I realized I was just hearing the same five arguments from each side over and over. So I made a simple spreadsheet to track claims and counter-claims by topic. Now, when someone brings up 'gravity vs. density', I can point to the exact 47 times it's been debunked in the recordings I have. Has anyone else tried mapping out these debate patterns to save time?

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thompson.abby28d ago

My personal record is getting through two hours of a debate before my brain felt like soggy cereal. Your spreadsheet method is honestly genius for cutting through the noise. I might borrow that idea, but for tracking how many times I get distracted and check my phone instead.

the_logan28d ago

I read a study last year that said the average person checks their phone 58 times a day. I tried tracking my own screen time for a week and the number was honestly embarrassing. A simple spreadsheet column for "reason for unlock" was a real eye-opener, mostly just muscle memory with no real purpose.

julia_fisher2824d ago

Honestly I see it the other way, all that tracking sounds like extra work that just makes you more focused on the problem. Sometimes your brain needs a break, like checking your phone is just a quick mental reset. If you start logging every single unlock you're just adding another task to feel bad about not doing perfectly. That spreadsheet turns a normal habit into a whole project you can fail at, and who needs that pressure? Maybe soggy cereal brain is a sign you should just walk away instead of measuring how often you look at your phone.