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Everything Bad Is Good for You
by Steven Johnson
Video games and complex TV make us smarter, not dumber: the sleeper curve. A contrarian 2005 argument that holds up partly.
Read it if…
you want a defense of popular culture's complexity.
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Skip it if…
you want screen-time warnings.
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Three things you will actually use
- Complexity has risen.
- Games teach systems.
- Judge media on structure.
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Read the chapter on games.
Our verdict
Johnson's sleeper curve.
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