> How do we account for the fact that the human body and mind seem to need a certain amount/kind of stimulation to not entirely fall apart? By giving them it.

> How do we account for the fact that the human body and mind seem to need a certain amount/kind of stimulation to not entirely fall apart? By giving them it. There's vastly more access to mental stimulation than there was a generation ago. I'd be much more concerned about over-stimulation, disruption of sleep patterns etc. Also, I have no concerns about driving, phones numbers and so on. These were just temporary, inefficient and ineffective means to other ends. Especially driving. I mean, what a terrible idea. Put a human being into a projectile and make them concentrate, potentially for hours, to not die. What could possibly go wrong? Physical stimulation is more of a concern for me but there again, it's what we are leaving behind that's truly terrible. Why has there been a profusion of sedentary jobs for the last few decades? Because so many of the devices we interacted with were immovable (or require a fixed posture like driving). How do you solve that? By removing the need for the fixed posture i.e. mobile devices, automatons to freeing up concentration. We're in a transition phase but I'm very optimistic that the opportunity to act day to day in a healthy way will get better and better. Is it all roses? No, of course not. Just because you can live healthily doesn't mean you will if you're not required to. What we do about that could easily get us into Black Mirror territory but I'm confident the solutions will be there of we want them i.e. they'll be political not technological challenges.