Are Humans Getting More Stupid Because of Computers?

Ask Leo! January 4, 2025
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☝️ Computers make many things easier. I allow technology to help with many things that I used to have to remember or learn, freeing my time for other things. ☝️ Computer-induced stupidity? Computers don’t make us dumber; they free us to focus on new things by handling tasks we once did ourselves. The challenge today is managing distractions in an attention-driven world. Used well, technology helps us do more, be more, and explore more; our intelligence shifts to new strengths. Updates, related links, and more discussion: https://askleo.com/7634 🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: https://go.askleo.com/ytsub ✅ Watch next ▶ The Most Important Attitude ▶ https://youtu.be/W2913Hgsn1E Chapters 0:00 Stupid Because of Computers? 1:25 Computers help us do more 2:20 Collateral damage 3:30 The rise of the attention economy ❤️ My best articles: https://go.askleo.com/best ❤️ My Most Important Article: https://go.askleo.com/number1 More Ask Leo! ☑️ https://askleo.com to get your questions answered ☑️ https://newsletter.askleo.com to subscribe to the Confident Computing newsletter. ☑️ https://askleo.com/patron to help support Ask Leo! ☑️ https://askleo.com/all-the-different-ways-to-get-ask-leo/ for even more! #askleo #human #intelligence

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