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>we really do live in a toxic attention ecosystem that rots our brains Well it can be like that if you spend your time scrolling stupid stuff on tiktok but for
by tim333 1y ago
>we really do live in a toxic attention ecosystem that rots our brains
Well it can be like that if you spend your time scrolling stupid stuff on tiktok but for learning about the world, if you want to, I think it's better than it used to be. "40 pages of wandering setup" doesn't make you smart, it wastes your time you could be using to learn something more interesting.
- dominicq 1y agoIt's fiction. You don't go to a classical music concert and dislike/complain that it takes too long to get to the "good" part. The author is taking you for an experience, and if it takes 40 pages of setup, then that's the type of experience the author intended. Not saying you should stick with books that are boring, and you no longer want that experience, but stating that 40 pages of setup is a waste of one's time is a very strange thing. It's like one guy I know who watches movies (not podcasts, cinema) on 2x "not to waste time". I think it all comes from the same obsession with productivity which ultimately is as sick as the dwindling attention span mentioned in the linked article.