I don't think much true human connection is happening here -- in the sense of connections that are emotionally fulfilling and improve psychological well-being. It may work for some people but I guess for most people the monkey brain is too far from what we're doing right now.
I sort-of disagree. Maybe for just browsing hn in general you’re right. That changes when you engage in a conversation with someone on a thread.
also, i don’t really believe in the idea of the “monkey brain”. our brain is both “hardware” and “software”. The tooling we are using is an extension of our brain.
