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here is a different idea: we don’t need [new] tools for though. Our entire history is made up of using tools to basically enhance our abilities - mental, commun
by rantwasp 7y ago
here is a different idea: we don’t need [new] tools for though. Our entire history is made up of using tools to basically enhance our abilities - mental, communication, design you name it. Our native possibilities are quite limited (eg you cannot hold a list of more than 5-7 things in your head at once). We figured this out a long time ago and have tooling to augment these abilities. Writing, Language, Computers they are all tools that literally make us superhuman.
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- DoctorOetker 7y ago5 or 7?? I can easily imagine much more things simultaneously: 1, 2: 2 cars are parked at the side of the road 3: a third car is driving and going to pass the 2 parked cars. 4: a cat runs out from between the parked cars on the street 5: a dog chases the cat 6: with a pulled taut leash 7: pulling the dog's owner on the sidewalk out of balance, 8, 9: causing the owners hat to fly off, and her groceries to fall out of her free arm 10: a fourth car crashes into the surprised car 11: an elderly couple looking at the scene in pure horror ... Now if you meant we could only hold 5 or 7 scenes or complex thoughts at once, then yeah, that could be true depending on the complexity of those thoughts or scenes.