@nickcammarata my answer is civilization has created an informational environment VERY out of sync with the one in which we evolved - we're missing our subconscious safety signals, we're overwhelmed by complexity & choice & need to plan ahead, we're dealing with unprecedented social dynamics
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Reply · Oct 1, 2021@BlckCatBlckSky Disconnect between the environment humans evolved in and modernity- in particular, contact with nature, cognitive load of information…Reply · May 28, 2021@mattyglesias After the last 5 years, maybe China was right all along- humans evolved to seek patterns in an information-poor environment, not filter…Reply · Dec 11, 2024@eurydicelives imo it is a mismatch between modern environment & human variant of mind that was adaptive for most of historyReply · Feb 6, 2025@tapir_worf i think so; imo what's changed is the information environment making it easier to see