Summary
Young adults increasingly seek refuge in autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) videos when feeling overwhelmed by in-person interaction, according to a new report from Revealing Reality.
The study found younger generations (18-44) are significantly more likely to feel overstimulated by social situations and noisy environments compared to older adults.
While ASMR content—videos triggering calming “tingles” through whispers, tapping sounds, and gentle movements—provides immediate comfort, experts worry this “digital soma” may prevent developing real-world resilience skills.
I think this matter is simple. Before there was no option but to be overstimulated by loud ambients, now there is an option to seek refuge from the loud life with videos and other methods. People have been seeking this in forever, it’s got nothing to do with resilience skills.
I won’t be weaker in real world situations because I seek comfort in ASMR videos, this is just ridiculous. It’s like the banning of smartphones in schools and other things that supposedly break people socially. It’s just the fear brought by the rise of new technology (Internet).
This trend in handholding people so that the status quo is preserved pisses me off.