Which article would you rather read? "A Synopsis Of Recent Construction in Shanghai" or "Five Unbelievable Future Buildings In Shanghai?"
Probably the tantalizing second one. It's so bite-sized and easily digestible, more like drinking a smoothie than munching on a handful of kale. We can't really help it, says New Yorker writer Maria Konnikova: "there’s little that our brains crave more than effortlessly acquired data."
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