Attention economy
Why do you check your phone 150 times a day? Is it a conscious choice, or have the attention merchants gotten into your head?
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5 min
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Your future happiness and success will depend on the double-edged sword of embracing new technology to stay connected, and being smart enough to unplug at the right time.
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9 min
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What happens to a nation that only reads headlines? They get journalists who chase clicks, rather than facts.
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4 min
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We used to use technology. Now technology uses us. Silicon Valley ethicist Tristan Harris explains how the attention economy hijacked our self-worth for profit.
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9 min
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In what Tristan Harris calls a “race to the bottom of the brain stem,” media companies and advertisers will do almost anything to keep your eyes locked where they want them.
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6 min
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