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"We’re using a system built for survival to do things for which it is not adapted. We’ve built institutions, theories of governance, and expectations of one another that have absolutely nothing to do with the landscape in which we originally evolved our mental habits millions—or even tens of thousands—of years ago" -- in other words, we didn't evolve for this. We overestimate our human abilities :l
— Jul 06, 2026 12:37PM
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Meow
is on page 40 of 315
Parts about Kahneman and Tversky experiments got me thinking how people might be using the internet in similar way not questioning much of the decision making process itself... looks like following pages or chapters will bring us into that territory of choices and technologies, I'm curious, reading, let's go :D
— Mar 21, 2026 12:29PM
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"the processing of texture ... take place in the parietal lobe of the brain, a long way from the portion that controls our hands ... Your fingertip doesn’t experience reality. The brain assembles the things you’ve touched into its own imaginary rendition of them." I've already known how human brain is a narrator and reality perception is storytelling, but hearing it laid out like this again is effective, striking.
— Feb 22, 2026 07:25AM
