On: Chimpanzee Browsing Instagram on iPhone with Preci...

[thestartup]

This sounds like a good demonstration of how mindless the activity of scrolling through Instagram truly is. (Even a monkey can do it).

It's similar to watching TV or mindlessly browsing the web for non-intellectual activities. Perhaps we should be concerned about the impact of these technologies on our evolution as a species. There does seem to be supporting research for this (sorry for not providing links/ref).

[djtriptych → thestartup]

Why isn't it a demonstration of how intuitive the hardware and UI are.

[higginsc → djtriptych]

haters gonna hate

[wcoenen → thestartup]

> Perhaps we should be concerned about the impact of these technologies on our evolution as a species.

Tinder is already breeding humans in a sense.

[thisgoodlife → thestartup]

Chimpanzees are not monkeys.

[WindowsFon4life → thestartup]

"Monkey" in reference to a Pan troglodyte?

[anotheryou → thestartup]

About as mindless as friendships, eating, love, sex, handling death.

The bit of human sophistication and intellectual pleasures are no golden throne. We are animals with a kink for tech and thought, but not much more.

[xiphias2 → thestartup]

It's always interesting to see the opening scene, but of course that is too simple to explain what is happening over the world:

https://youtu.be/YwZ0ZUy7P3E