I wonder if you could analyze internet discussions for an effect.

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    14 hours ago

    Tech companies hire psychologists to behavior modify us to be engagement zombies. That alone must have done a number on intelligence.

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      One, we’ve off loaded much of our critical thinking and researching skills to Google et al. This will only get worse as we develop stronger AI assistants that perform a majority of the “thinking” tasks. Technology frees the mind in some ways and reduces the need for certain functions. I read an article probably 10 years ago about how Japanese struggle to write because cell phones and computers have taken over much of that skill.

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        To be fair, the idea that writing has to be this perfect penmanship that will be readable in 1000 years is silly. Write things down in a good enough style for the task at hand.