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> Totally abnormal to human life.

Which era of our history might best reflect "normal" human life?



It's not a binary normal/abnormal question. Smartphones triggered a rapid, extreme, and long duration shift in attention away from physical reality.

Imagine taking a person today and forcing them to use virtual reality for the average amount of time one looks at a smartphone over a 24 hours period.

You would see an even greater loss in overall happiness, increase in mental illness etc . We're evolving much too fast. The mind can't keep up. So it falls apart.




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