attention economy

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What the Attention Economy Is Doing to Democratic Thought

Outrage is algorithmically optimized. Nuance is penalized. The platforms that organize public discourse have created an information environment that democracy was not designed to survive.

Devon MitchellFebruary 24, 202612 min read

Technology

The Attention Merchants, Redux

TikTok taught us what the attention economy really is. Now that its fate is uncertain, we have to decide what we actually want from the platforms that shape our minds.

Selin ÇelikJanuary 15, 202611 min read