Axis Conversations CT: MrBeast Chains Exes Together, Cognitive Decline in Youth, and the Gen Z Dating Landscape
Oct 3, 2025
MrBeast's bold social experiment has exes chained together for a month, sparking debates on faith and forgiveness. A troubling study reveals rising cognitive decline among young adults, possibly due to distractions from smartphones. The Gen Z dating scene is dissected, revealing terms like "sneaky links" and "breadcrumbing" that complicate commitments. Meanwhile, cultural highlights include Selena Gomez's wedding, the acquisition of Electronic Arts, and excitement around Taylor Swift's new album. A lively roundup of today's pressing topics!
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Chained Exes Social Experiment
- MrBeast chained two exes together for 30 days to win $250,000 and documented their interactions.
- The video shows their faith, conflict, forgiveness, and unconventional public witness of Christianity.
Rising Cognitive Difficulties In Young Adults
- A 10-year study found cognitive disability reports in 18–39-year-olds rose from 5.1% to 9.7% between 2013 and 2023.
- The hosts link this rise to digital-native attention shifts and the paradox of choice online.
Smartphones As A Long-Term Experiment
- The podcast argues our online environment discourages sustained concentration and complicates decision-making.
- They call smartphone-era changes a long-running experiment with human cognition whose effects may take years to fully understand.