Humans dominate the world because we can focus our attention really well. That's our big power from which all the science and engineering flow.
from presoak@lazysoci.al to showerthoughts@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 2026 18:49
https://lazysoci.al/post/42718887

But the flipside of focus is a vast blindness. You can’t have one without the other. Which might explain a lot. It’s a strong argument for widespread use of drugs like weed and shrooms.

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