▲ 78 ▼ ‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom (www.theguardian.com) submitted 5 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] linule@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (1 child) Defeatists really need to STFU. Most annoying people ever. It’s like they‘re on a mission to demoralize everyone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) On social media, cynicism often gets mistaken for intelligence because it looks like "seeing through the bullshit." It gives the appearance of depth and critical thinking. But it's not. It's a defensive posture, not a truth-seeking one. Cynic just assumes everything is corrupt, stupid, or fake. That way they never have to risk being wrong, vulnerable, or naive. It's low-effort intellectual armor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] linule@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* Well said, it lives in the realm of posturing, saying things because of how they sound and not actually thinking and wanting to solve problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) On social media, cynicism often gets mistaken for intelligence because it looks like "seeing through the bullshit." It gives the appearance of depth and critical thinking. But it's not. It's a defensive posture, not a truth-seeking one. Cynic just assumes everything is corrupt, stupid, or fake. That way they never have to risk being wrong, vulnerable, or naive. It's low-effort intellectual armor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] linule@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* Well said, it lives in the realm of posturing, saying things because of how they sound and not actually thinking and wanting to solve problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] linule@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* Well said, it lives in the realm of posturing, saying things because of how they sound and not actually thinking and wanting to solve problems. permalink fedilink source parent