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I think it's a thoughtful tale, but I really cannot get behind the premise. Was our attention really stolen? Is this a literal claim, or just hyperbole? It's a
by Gunax 3y ago
I think it's a thoughtful tale, but I really cannot get behind the premise. Was our attention really stolen? Is this a literal claim, or just hyperbole?
It's a vice of the modern world. We have made food that tastes wo good, you want to eat forever. We have drugs which give you euphoria (for a time).
And, we have entertainment that is far better than before.
Well, for one I don't think there is anything particularly unique about the web. We have had 100 years of electronic entertainment. The sentiment used to be 'TV is rotting our brains'.
- Dfiesl 3y agoHe's probably speaking figuratively when he says "stolen". I think he's referring to how we didn't really see it coming until it was too late and now a lot of people have been left without the ability to pay attention.
- Terr_ 3y ago> Was our attention really stolen? Is this a literal claim, or just hyperbole? It's obviously figurative... unless you believe Professor MindMiner has built a machine to *schlorp* liquidified Attention out of unsuspecting victims into his own swollen and increasingly-monomaniacal cranium. However it's much shorter than "impaired or damaged without our informed consent by outside forces because it profits them to do so."
- Gunax 3y agoWell, that's funny. But I take it to mean that it was intentionally made addictive, rather than just being enjoyable. By analogy, some people say that food is being made addictive. But I think there is a dubious difference between an addictive hamburger and just a tasty hamburger.