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There's no evidence I'm aware of that supports the notion that we are capable, as a species, of weathering the social and psychological effects of the modern co
by forgetfreeman 3y ago
There's no evidence I'm aware of that supports the notion that we are capable, as a species, of weathering the social and psychological effects of the modern communications era and a growing body of evidence that suggest we aren't. Given human psychology around in-group dynamics it seems likely we never will be on anything other than evolutionary time scales.
- synetic 3y agoIndeed. We did not evolve to adequately deal with this new reality.
- legendofbrando 3y agoAnything you think we could do to help people deal with it or in your view is this settled?
- forgetfreeman 3y agoWe're talking about lizard-brain deep subconscious human behavior here. That's not really something that lends itself to being tinkered with idly. So this seems pretty settled to me. I'm prepared to alter my view if new information comes to light.
- synetic 3y agoI have no idea. As AI generated content becomes more prevalent and as bots become a huge percentage of online comments I hope it will lead to people leaving the internet. For the most part I think the dead internet theory will become a reality. I hope humans will develop coping mechanisms.