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> for some reason our brain loves filling the silence with junk Natural selection might pick for this trait because if you can gather and evaluate and otherwis
by andsoitis 2mo ago
> for some reason our brain loves filling the silence with junk
Natural selection might pick for this trait because if you can gather and evaluate and otherwise process a large volume of information you might be able to better find food, avoid getting eaten, and finding a mate to mate with.
executive function and intuition filter, but you need a bunch of data to feed on.
- NamlchakKhandro 2mo agoPicture yourself in a location where getting eaten is problem. Now intersect those locations with internet coverage. Your statement didn't make much sense anymore
- pprotas 2mo agoNow picture yourself being just a smart monkey, shaped by evolutionary traits that focused on reproduction and survival. Now give this monkey tiktok and sensory overload.
- snayan 2mo agoThere in lies the problem. The environment these days is evolving far faster than our species. Just because our biological programming is no longer fit for purpose, doesn't mean we've evolved beyond said programming. Even if we could completely rewrite our programming with each new generation, think about how much the world changes in a single lifetime these days.