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Here's What the Fight for Your Attention Really Looks Like
At the moment there is a fundamental clash between your interests—to be able to focus, to have friends you see offline, to be able to discuss things calmly—and the interests of the social-media companies.
Johann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It
Alexander Beinerbeiner.substack.com
Reflecting on this email from a Sublime believer:
Consuming media has become a massive time-suck for humankind. Only decades ago, the average person had one source of information, if any — the newspaper. Journalists chronicled happenings relevant to their community. And that was it. Someone got married, someone is selling their house, someone died,
... See moreIs it possible to solve the problem of attention theft? As we transition into an increasingly digital existence, we are torn between existing in the real-world and the metaverse. Logging off for sanity, connectedness, peace of mind, seems almost irresponsible because of the personal and professional obligation to be reachable; because technology en... See more