It is.
We are offloading work away from our brains.
After the arrival of smartphones and instant access to information, there's no need to remember anything when you can look it up instantly.
Before, you'd memorize facts such as the longest river, highest mountain, etc, now you just query your phone.
Before, you'd look at a map and memorize the street names where you have to turn, now you just open you maps on your phone.
Before, you'd have to learn a foreign language. Now we have instant translation tools.
Before, you'd have to learn the names of each plant and insect, now you have your smartphone lenses.
Before, we would look up the manual for a library function call, now we have AI powered code generation tools...
The point is that we are offloading many tasks away from our brains, and then filling them up with garbage, such as this comment.
We are offloading work away from our brains.
After the arrival of smartphones and instant access to information, there's no need to remember anything when you can look it up instantly.
Before, you'd memorize facts such as the longest river, highest mountain, etc, now you just query your phone.
Before, you'd look at a map and memorize the street names where you have to turn, now you just open you maps on your phone.
Before, you'd have to learn a foreign language. Now we have instant translation tools.
Before, you'd have to learn the names of each plant and insect, now you have your smartphone lenses.
Before, we would look up the manual for a library function call, now we have AI powered code generation tools...
The point is that we are offloading many tasks away from our brains, and then filling them up with garbage, such as this comment.