Epistemological implications

16. Epistemological Changes

• Deliberate and careful data analysis and critical thinking may fade.
• Quick informational accessing and processing will increase.
• The IMAGE may dominate rather than textual or mathematical content.
• We may become toxically immersed.

"Frankly, I fear the power of a simulated world to alter the mind's conception of its own desires." (Castronova, Synthetic Worlds)

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