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How the Internet Has Impacted Our Mental Capabilities

Technology discussion / Sean Barnes / CognitiveImpact, Knowledge management, World Wide Web / 14/09/2026

I first used the Web in 1996 on a college computer. Thirty years later, a personal look at what the Internet gave me, what it cost me, and the one finding I can’t argue with.

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