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Perhaps a combination of cultural and technical feedback loops?

Technology selects folks that like 'playing computer in your head' as Victor said [1]. This grows a culture where tools that help you avoid mentally simulating the computer are devalued. This selects more people even better at playing computer in their heads, etc.

[1] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/09/savin...



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