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Scenario

When external memory systems create internal dependency anxiety

I used to memorize phone numbers and addresses and know how to get places but now my external brain does all that and I worry about what happens to me if it breaks.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cognitive outsourcing trades competence for convenience, often without conscious consent to the exchange.

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Laozi
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