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We’re Losing Our Skills As We Lean Into Technology
Aeon.co·October 14, 2026·1 min read
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Humans are experiencing a decline in evolved physical and cognitive abilities as increasing reliance on technology, particularly smartphones, replaces skills that were previously essential for daily functioning. This deskilling process threatens capacities developed through evolution that support human wellbeing and navigation through the physical world.
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We have fallen into habits that are steadily deskilling the human body, eroding capacities honed by evolution to support our wellbeing as we move through the world. Some of these capacities are weakening through disuse: we have come to rely on our phones, for…
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