Another perspective is that putting our knowledge in the world by using digital tools is the only way we can function while being bombarded by information and distractions
And it is possibly the only truly safe way to ensure knowledge propagation.
Internalise external information > solve problems in your head by moving pieces around > externalize solutions
Transfer solutions to product > burn VC money > retire
Externalising solutions without externalising the process that lead there is the cause of a whole lot of problems, though. Unstated assumptions often lead to beliefs around choices in solutions that have little to do with reality, but that percolate through systems.