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My (entirely anecdotal) observation is that while digital tools may have freed cognitive surplus, the continuous information bombardment and distractions of the
by rapnie 3y ago
My (entirely anecdotal) observation is that while digital tools may have freed cognitive surplus, the continuous information bombardment and distractions of the attention economy does not work to align motivations to join collaborative efforts. The cognitive surplus is used to tailor ones own preferences for what to work on, and people fragment rather than unite. "Your initiative is nice, but not for me as I am aware of so many choices I would make differently".
- jhoechtl 3y agoThere seems to be a mechanism built into humans that they do not make use of that cognitive surplus. In the sense that they are unable to collectively build a tower up into the sky (Tower of Babel). But this also varies from societys and the things they value. From hear-say collective thinking is ubiquituous in the Chinese society with Chinese people shaking their heads in disbelieve when we talk about individualism. It's also worth noting that individualism was the credo of last 30? years of education in the western hemisphere.