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by jacquesm 1692 days ago
Computers are less than 100 years old, the idea that their existence has lead to brains shrinking is preposterous.
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That wasn't the argument. You seem to be saying that the increasing volume of digital information will require new cognitive adaptations and I'm saying that's not the case because I don't need to be as smart to appear smart on a digital medium, I can just rely on external cognitive aids like google.
> You seem to be saying

I'm not.

Then we don't really have anything to discuss.