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The idea that new tech makes us dumber is not a new one. People said TV will make you dumber. Then they said the search engine will make you dumber. Now they say LLMs will make you dumber.

They were all right.

The only way you retain your ability to think is by reading books.

All technology does is unlock access to information, which naturally bypasses your necessity to remember and analyze things.

Affinity**For*Disobedience 3mo ago

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Socrates literally said that reading and writing made you dumb. That you had to memorize it all.

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HoloKat 3mo ago

He wasn’t wrong 🤣

Purple Horse 3mo ago

I didn’t know this fun fact yet. Didn’t he write it down somewhere?

Affinity**For*Disobedience 3mo ago

That's the point. The only reason why we know who Socrates even was is because someone wrote down what he said. Reading and writing perhaps made the individual "dumber" but probably made society as a whole way smarter...

Purple Horse 3mo ago

I know. I was being sarcastic.

I fully agree with nostr:npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac's opening note.

Dav Bow 3mo ago

The Socratic method revolves around questioning, discourse, and not accepting views simply because they are accepted or, put another way, written down.