Post B26Wn5AVAarIJSJB4K by chrisamaphone@hci.social
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 (DIR) Post #B26Wn5AVAarIJSJB4K by chrisamaphone@hci.social
       2026-01-06T02:43:48Z
       
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       “complementary/competitive cognitive artifact” (david krakauer) names the distinction between tools for thought that build new cognitive skills vs those that replace them. i hate these terms yet the thing they name is something I want to talk about all the time. anyone got a different set of words?
       
 (DIR) Post #B26Wn6cBn8bGncGnrc by tusharhero@mathstodon.xyz
       2026-01-09T09:32:53Z
       
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       @chrisamaphone Would you say a calculator replaces your arithmetic skills?
       
 (DIR) Post #B26iSZFlJpiUzJkkqG by chrisamaphone@hci.social
       2026-01-09T11:43:03Z
       
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       @tusharhero yes, that’s usually the first example