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because I will be distracted by the sea of clickbait Welcome to the 21st century! One of the 20th century's main themes was humans having to learn how to live
by 300bps 4y ago
because I will be distracted by the sea of clickbait
Welcome to the 21st century! One of the 20th century's main themes was humans having to learn how to live in a world of infinite sugar, fat and salt.
Here in the 21st century, we have to learn how to live in a world of infinite information.
What will you do with your attention today? Will you consume the mental equivalent of broccoli or snickers bars?
- somesomething 4y agodamn... this hit harder than it should. Sometimes I need to hear the obvious.
- asveikau 4y agoI like the metaphor too but also so much of society hasn't figured out the sugar thing either.
- spookthesunset 4y agoNot just infinite information but “legitimate” information that directly conflicts with other interpretations of the same thing. You can now basically find “facts” that support any assertion you wish to make. You can even live in a comfy echo chamber where everybody else agrees with your “facts.” It doesn’t even matter if your “facts” are actually correct because there is a huge body of “evidence” on the internet to fully back you up. It starts to make you question if there is even an objective truth to things. It’s one reason I get so nervous about labeling things as “misinformation”. Because often times “misinformation” simply means “something I disagree with” and todays “misinformation” will eventually become “information” We are entering into a post-truth era.