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> I know we love evidence, and rightly so. But I do think there is space here for intuition. Is a life of mindless clicking ever going to be as good as a real o
by tharne 5y ago
> I know we love evidence, and rightly so. But I do think there is space here for intuition. Is a life of mindless clicking ever going to be as good as a real one, spent in the company of real people who aren’t endlessly distracted?
This 100%.
Some things you just know are bad news. No one feels good after several hours of late night doom scrolling. You don't need mountains of research to understand that spending ours on your device instead of in the world is bad for your well being.
- jstanley 5y agoThat's a complete non-sequitur. Just because you're using a computer doesn't mean you're "doom-scrolling".
- civilized 5y agoThe assumption that digital = doom-scrolling is illuminating. What we call "intuition" is often just a blinkered, haphazardly assembled pile of our recent experiences. This is precisely why data is considered real evidence in science and intuition isn't.