Welcome to the attention economy, where we make people watch ads to doomscroll the latest drivel, hopefully diverting their attention to buying more senseless c

Welcome to the attention economy, where we make people watch ads to doomscroll the latest drivel, hopefully diverting their attention to buying more senseless crap rather than improving their situation or the plight of humanity in general. Can you imagine the positive impact on the world if just a fraction of that screen time was devoted to just making the people near you smile?