I haven't read it but Steven Johnson wrote a book that argued the opposite: Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us S

I haven't read it but Steven Johnson wrote a book that argued the opposite: Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter is a non-fiction book written by Steven Johnson. Published in 2005, it details Johnson's theory that popular culture – in particular television programs and video games – has grown more complex and demanding over time and is making society as a whole more intelligent, contrary to the perception that modern electronic media are harmful or unconstructive. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Bad_Is_Good_for_You https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Bad_Is_Good_for_Y...