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by "these day" I assume you mean for at least the last 30 or 40 years?

I suppose so. But, despite the great difficulty in proving this scientifically and the great risks of this being a mere effect of nostalgia, I strongly believe that the intervals of attention are getting shorter.

I"m sure the attention intervals are getting shorter. Mainstream media is painful to watch. I only picked the period 30-40 years as I'm 40 years old and it seems our political system has been "passing the buck" through my life.

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