Remember the dog, Dug, from the Pixar movie, Up? 

A lovable sort, this pea-brained golden retriever acted as a comical relief, personifying the short attention spans we typically see in goldens. Through a collar that translates dog thoughts to speech, the audience catches a glimpse of the goofy, single-track mind of the family dog, lending insight to his adorably short-sighted vision, endearingly misplaced loyalty, and a distracting obsession with squirrels. Alas, this dog could hardly finish a sentence without veering in some new direction, licking his owner’s face, chasing a ball, or imagining the bliss of a few good belly rubs. We laughed at this dog’s thought process back then, but who are we to chuckle anymore? Dug represents the morphing and shrinking attention span of society. We have become exactly like sweet ol’ noodle-brained Dug.

Our attention spans have severely diminished in recent years and, similarly to our four-legged Pixar friend, studies have shown that modern audiences are struggling to keep up with the complexity of anything that requires more than a few seconds of focus. So when it comes to TV and movies, you better believe the industry has shifted to accommodate viewers’ preferences and attention span requirements. Audiences have essentially proven that we’re no better than a dog, fixating on squirrels and daydreaming of our next bowl of kibbles, and because of that, we’ve inadvertently altered the entertainment industry’s creations… Potentially, for the worse.  

Via u/Yourdogsfriend