Far from being frivolous or unserious, social interaction is a vital complement to intellectual activity, activating aptitudes and capabilities that might otherwise remain unused. But because the brainbound approach to cognition regards information as information, no matter how it is encountered, the social element of thinking is often sacrificed in the name of efficiency and convenience. The spread of technology into education and the workplace has reinforced this tendency, as students are asked to learn mathematical operations from Khan Academy videos and employees are expected to train
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