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The architecture of digital platforms encourage us to consume information because it’s in front of us, not because it’s relevant. On Twitter, nothing has to be remembered, studied, applied, or reflected on. It’s an environment that promotes distracted thinking and superficial learning.
Adam Grant • Check Your Pulse #55
Infotainment isn’t being supplied by the creator of the apps. What we think is entertainment is really working for free as we are the product.
(From the Medium Is Really The Message)
Postman: [TV] 'serves us most ill when it co-opts serious modes of discourse -- news, politics, science, education, commerce, religion -- and turns them into entertainment packages. We would all be better off if television got worse, not better.’
This is when the border between entertainment and everything els
... See moreThese days, we get so much of our content in bite-sized, isolated bits — links in an email, tweets, Slack messages, blog posts. We consume information because it’s in front of us, rather than because it’s relevant for us. This continually present dynamic discourages reflection and thought. The future of content is about interfaces that can help us ... See more
Sari Azout • Check Your Pulse #43
With the more amount of time I consume of media, the more I find that I need to proactively identify the value that each pieces of media bring to my brain, making sure there’s a balance between recreation and importance. If one is abused I feel a void in the other.
Removed — Eric Pickersgill Studio
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Ezra Klein (Paraphrased)
As a medium Twitter nudges its users towards ideas that can survive without context, encouraging a constant discussion of what everyone else is discussing. As a result, little to no nuance.