Maddy Beard
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Maddy Beard
Notifications got us addicted in the first place. But now even if we have all our social media notifications turned off… we’re opening these apps habitually.
One study found that more than half of the text on the web had been modified by A.I.
Did it make sense to treat unclaimed time as a problem? We’ve solved it algorithmically, and now have none.
Everyone is asking me if I’m going to go back to work once I have my baby. When I answer that I’m going to be taking off as much time as possible, most people respond with “well you might want to go back sooner.” This seemed like a valid response to me, but the more I learn the more I wonder: Why is it about what I want? Why isn’t it about what’s b
... See moreBut the reasons are intuitive in media. Power law-like distributions occur because content choices are not independent.
Prior to the internet, media was one-way. It traversed down a linear value chain: it was produced, then distributed, and then consumed. Consumers had limited feedback mechanisms, other than voting with their eyeballs or wallets or ... See more
Prior to the internet, media was one-way. It traversed down a linear value chain: it was produced, then distributed, and then consumed. Consumers had limited feedback mechanisms, other than voting with their eyeballs or wallets or ... See more
dougshapiro.substack.com
Framed through the lens of TTI, audiences don’t suffer from a dilemma of shortened attention spans, but rather a dilemma of increased choice (see the abundance crisis above).
Jon • Are Attention Spans Actually Shrinking? (Pt 1)
Abundance of content created fierce competition. Competition bred audience impatience. Impatience rewarded whoever could hook viewers fastest. And hooking audiences consistently for extended periods requires exceptional storytelling talent - which is rare.
The result? Short-form content dominates because most creators can only hold attention for bri... See more
The result? Short-form content dominates because most creators can only hold attention for bri... See more
Jon • Are Attention Spans Actually Shrinking? (Pt 1)
No. The reality is that grinding, even if it temporarily increases output, kills creativity and big picture thinking.
