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What Has the Internet Done to Our Brains ... and Souls? | Samuel James

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The Impact of Reading Online

This chapter discusses the cognitive differences between reading online and offline, highlighting how online reading is less attentive and more distracted. It explores how the internet rewards and perpetuates outrage, leading to a different comprehension experience. The speakers also reflect on the phenomenon of behaving differently on the internet compared to real life and discuss the concept of the 'real self' in both worlds.

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