soleio questions 'desirable difficulty': modernity is about removing friction
soleio · x · 2026-10-18
A debate on whether writing things down truly helps retention. soleio questions whether the difficulty is desirable in practice: modernity is a societal exercise in removing difficulties — we used to read to retain because retention was the principal barrier to knowledge. The counterpoint cites cognitive science showing writing instructions down differs meaningfully from speaking or visual work. A classic argument about cognitive offloading in the AI era.
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