> Unrelated to the laptops

From the article:

  In written testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said that Gen Z is less cognitively capable than previous generations, despite its unprecedented access to technology.. Horvath blamed.. tendency to get off-track as a key contributor to technology hindering learning.

Fortune Magazine? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_(magazine)

  The publication was founded by Henry Luce in 1929. The magazine competes with Forbes and Bloomberg Businessweek in the national business magazine category and distinguishes itself with long, in-depth feature articles.

Original source is https://fortune.com/2026/02/21/laptops-tablets-schools-gen-z...

laptops are to cognitive capabilities as syringes are to heroin overdoses.

It's just one of the many delivery mechanisms for brainrot in the 21st century.

Yahoo is a common, accepted source: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=yahoo.com