[IxDA Discuss] iPhones on Campus

Geoff Barnes texburgher at gmail.com
Fri Feb 29 10:17:32 PST 2008


Surely so.  More frightening to me than the specific notion of de-skilling
is the dilapidation of the human mind that will be a part of human
evolution.

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:26:21, Jeff Howard <id at howardesign.com> wrote:

> Geoff wrote:
> > Am I just old and paranoid? I don't think so. Left unstimulated,
> > neural pathways go dark.
>
> I think this is a real concern for design. There's a lot to find on
> the topic by searching google for the keyword "de-skilling"
>
> // jeff
>
>
>
-- 
Geoff Barnes

"Fortune favors the bold."  -Virgil

"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive." -Sir
Walter Scott

"Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it." -G.B. Shaw


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