Is this the endgame of the attention economy? If I show you a picture of a cat and evidence of an existential threat, which are you most likely to pay real atte

Is this the endgame of the attention economy? If I show you a picture of a cat and evidence of an existential threat, which are you most likely to pay real attention to? The black box is always going to optimize for the worst aspects of humanity. The best aspects simply aren’t worth enough money.