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No, you're missing the point. Our brains don't work like von Neumann machines with efficient architecture. What you can and cannot remember is a - still poorly
by t_mann 4y ago
No, you're missing the point. Our brains don't work like von Neumann machines with efficient architecture. What you can and cannot remember is a - still poorly understood - function of many variables, including the various neurotransmitters and hormones that get released when you browse your phone in bed, when you get a reaction to your online posts, when you get a notification,...
We might be messing with our brains more than we think, that's the point of this article.
- lordnacho 4y ago> We might be messing with our brains more than we think, that's the point of this article. That's simply always true. Since prehistory: - We eat foods we never used to eat - We live in larger groups - We discovered a whole bunch of drugs/medicines. - Artificial light - Artificial strength Now artificial information. Sure, take precautions, try to think about what you're changing. Try to understand the tradeoffs. The cat is well out of the bag however.
- t_mann 4y agoYeah, and countless people since prehistory have died or been significantly worse off because they simply didn't know better. Now we have science to help us figure things out before natural selection drives us away from unhealthy behaviour.
- beckingz 4y agoWe're already posthuman so we might as well lean in.