HN Debate: Is AI Causing Cognitive Decline or a 'Sanity Incline'?
fathermarz · hn · 2026-10-12
A Substack essay, Cognitive Decline or Sanity Incline?, sparked debate on Hacker News about whether AI and information overload are eroding human cognition — or whether offloading mental busywork is actually making people clearer thinkers. Commenters weighed in on cognitive offloading and the decline of deep reading.
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