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by morbicer 541 days ago
Put humans in a room in isolation and they get dumber. What makes our intelligence soar is the interaction with the outside world, with novel challenges.

As we stare in the smartphones we get dumber than when we roamed the world with eyes opened.

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>As we stare in the smartphones we get dumber than when we roamed the world with eyes opened.

This is oversimplified dramatics. People can both stare at their smartphones, consume the information and visuals inside them, and live lives in the real world with their "eyes wide open". One doesn't necessarily forestall the other and millions of us use phones while still engaging with the world.