Attention – the ultimate currency of our time. Our screens gobble it up, promising connection but delivering distraction. What looks like hyperconnectivity masks a deeper disconnect from the tangible world around us. And so, what we lose is a sense of being part of something real, a place and community that hold meaning.

The path forward runs... See more

This isn’t the same kind of attention we give to our Instagram and TikTok feeds. It is a ritualised form of intentional presence directed to a shared sense of meaning and history.

As a result, our digital commons has become commoditised and overrun by the cult of self. When we shout ‘listen!’ on social media, we are demanding that others ‘Listen to... See more