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I've been mulling over getting an iPhone, basically weighing two considerations.
On the one hand, it's another distraction. As Paul Graham wrote, the ability to carry the internet around is not necessarily a move someone aspiring to get more done should make.
On the other, it seems like it must have awesome potential as an intelligence amplification tool! I feel like I'm missing a step towards human-machine integration by not getting one.
Anyone have any thoughts on how to optimize the tool for intelligence amplification?
A few apps that seem to have potential:
An iPhone? Use it to call people and maintain ongoing and stable relationships with intelligent peers. The identity grounding and mental health benefits of such interactions far outweigh anything you can get from apps.
I'm not a recluse and I already have a phone, so this isn't really an answer to my question.
Certainly true though, were I interested in comparing apps to relationships.
That was never suggested.
The communication device is merely a lead in to the two points I made that are critical to the subject of the post and have not yet been mentioned.