Re:Is technology harming our brains?
by 11235813213455 on Sunday December 03, 2023 @11:14AM
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it's not really about the content, but about the medium. A book, whatever its content is relaxing to read & interact with
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Re:Is technology harming our brains?
by anon23432343 on Sunday December 03, 2023 @11:31AM
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What? This is the dumbest thing I have read on HN in a while.
Do you want me really to write down some books were you should not be relaxed?
Re:Is technology harming our brains?
by 11235813213455 on Sunday December 03, 2023 @11:55AM
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this other comment is same as mine https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38507780, you're also reacting like someone over-technologized
Re:Is technology harming our brains?
by maximus-decimus on Sunday December 03, 2023 @11:54AM
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I would start with It. There's nothing quite as relaxing as a horror novel about a shapeshifting space clown murdering children.
But a book like that is something that you sink into, the author draws you into their fictional world, over a period of hours.
That's quite different that 45 seconds of outrage the on to the next click-bait, isn't it?
The attention span required seems quite different between the two. I assume that's why people are concerned that things like social networks may be detrimental to focused thinking.
EDIT: I agree that a book like "It", full of suspense, would not ordinarily be considered relaxing to read.