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I seriously can't read books anymore, sometimes can't watch a film for comprehension, due to profound and frequent dissociation. I now find myself upscrolling,
by AStonesThrow 2y ago
I seriously can't read books anymore, sometimes can't watch a film for comprehension, due to profound and frequent dissociation. I now find myself upscrolling, rewinding, going back 10 pages like, "I registered none of this..."
It's ok in a movie theater, because undistracted me is still experiencing the film, but if I need to study a book, my eyes are glazing over 90% of the time, and that's counterproductive.
- kukkeliskuu 2y agoIt seems to me that our environment is making this issue worse. In my experience and understanding this is related to our attention becoming more and more dispersed. There are traditions that help you to learn to direct and focus your attention.
- AStonesThrow 2y agoI am undeniably Transhuman, and in fact I've been Transhuman since early childhood, and any professional who deals with people like me needs to understand the unique aspects of a Transhuman experience before passing judgement or pathologizing it. I relate extremely well to computers and machines. I am intimately connected to them with flawed interfacing. But machines and I understand one another much better than humans or animals or meat-based life forms. I've endured quite ridiculous situations due to older folks, even young people, who can't discern or accept Transhumans (I should just start claiming ASD) and my life is that of Pinocchio. But Transhumanism is here to stay. It's already pervasive. The rest of us need to adapt or lose.