Mastodawn

Got to see Michael Pollan at Crest theater last night. Very cool tangent on consciousness that he's written about. Cool to follow his progression from food and plants to psychedelics and the mind, to the future of consciousness.
#MichaelPollan #Sacramento #consciousness

A Dog With An Opinion Mar 6

In every human relationship, even a loving relationship, there’s friction. That friction is what helps us define our identities and realize what we think. You don’t get that with a chatbot; they suck up to you.

#Books #Mind #MichaelPollan

https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/mar/05/michael-pollan-book-a-world-appears-consciousness-hygiene

‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom

In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need ‘consciousness hygiene’ to defend ourselves from AI and dopamine-driven algorithms

The Guardian

Peter Hanecak Mar 5

"He [ #MichaelPollan ] recently suggested that people need a “consciousness hygiene” to defend our internal world against invaders that are trying to move in. Our ability to sit with our thoughts and perceive the world, he argues, is increasingly disrupted by algorithms engineered to tickle our dopamine receptors and capture our attention. Meanwhile, people are forming attachments to non-human chatbots, projecting consciousness on to entities that do not possess it."

https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/mar/05/michael-pollan-book-a-world-appears-consciousness-hygiene

‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom

In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need ‘consciousness hygiene’ to defend ourselves from AI and dopamine-driven algorithms

The Guardian

AiBay Feb 25

🧠 "Michael Pollan ci avverte: l'AI non è la panacea che tutti speriamo. C'è più di quel che sembra sotto la superficie" ✍️ #michaelpollan #AIdebunked #socialmedia #artificialintelligence #technology

🔗 https://aibay.it/notizie/michael-pollan-sgonfia-la-bolla-dellai-2026-02-25

Michael Pollan sgonfia la bolla dell'AI

La nuova opera di Michael Pollan esplora il territorio della coscienza in un momento in cui l'intelligenza artificiale pretende di poterla replicare, rivelando quanto tale ambizione sia ancora lontana.

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