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I don't think people set-out to not think, it's just we're by default lazy thinkers. Cognitive dissonance pushes us to find our own contained, biased circles wi

by dvcc 10y ago

I don't think people set-out to not think, it's just we're by default lazy thinkers. Cognitive dissonance pushes us to find our own contained, biased circles within the internet, where we can 'think' without the requirement of resolving conflicting thoughts. Because, no matter what weird views we might have, there is bound to be a few hundred people out there that share them. The internet just made it easier to find them.

pixl97 10y ago
>it's just we're by default lazy thinkers Thinking is expensive. Somewhere around 20% of our bodies energy use is our brain working. It's probably been an evolutionary advantage in many cases to offload our thinking to the right people for most of history.