Post #3228038 · Elektrine

2026-06-04 18:13 UTC

@siege@masto.hackers.town in theory this would be alright, because its a way for the brain to keep a smaller amount of info ('bookmarks') to get to the same abilities... ...if said ability wasn't so incredibly error prone and able to find the worst kind of self-amplification groove in people's brains like, a contacts list is imo much better than having to remember every single phone number, but then a contacts list is only that, a contacts list whats happening here is that people start to bend their *entire* bookmarks connection towards AI; "why go to your contacts app when you can just ask AI? especially when you've made your entire muscle memory able to open claude within 0.5 seconds on your phone, and already be typing your question before you're aware why invest in having multiple apps that can only do a *bit* of functionality when you have an app that can do *all* the functionality?" and thats the real danger, imo

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@agturcz@circumstances.run 2026-06-04 18:33

@ShadowJonathan@tech.lgbt @siege@masto.hackers.town Years ago I've caught myself doing some very trivial math operation using the calculator. Usually, I needed it for something more complex, and the usage pattern of: "do arithmetic - take calculator" was a mental scheme. And I have realised that I've just typed something like "23 + 15", and then I thought "Wait, why I even use calculator for that? I AM capable of doing that operation in memory." Since then I've decided to do arithmetic in my head whenever possible. I've shared this with my then school friend, and we become partners in crime, challenging each other. Mostly it was trying to calculate two three-digits numbers (sometimes with decimal point). Or calculating 10! while being on timer. But, yeah, in the past I had a dozen of number to friends and family in my memory. Now I can barely remember my own phone number 😅

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