Cognitive Atrophy: How AI Slop is Killing Our Reading Patience
manosaie · x · 2026-08-11
The author discusses the negative impacts of the proliferation of AI-generated content (AI slop) on the human brain, describing it as cognitive surrender and cognitive atrophy.
They point out that people are increasingly prone to irritation and losing patience to read long blocks of text word by word. To combat this mental decline, the author has been reading more physical books this year, likening the practice to a gym workout for the brain.
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