The attention economy is when we treat human attention as a finite commodity

Last updated Aug 15, 2023

• Source:
  • Smile Indias; Sources/Interdisciplinary Approaches to Creation & Innovation - Class
  • James Williams
• Keywords: Cards/permanent notes
  • #attention #cognition #capitalism
• Relevant Notes:
  • Cards/Everything has a cost
  • Cards/You have agency over your own attention
  • Cards/Technology keeps us stuck in a feedback loop with ourselves
  • Cards/More access does not translate to more engagement

• A finite commodity that is managed and capitalized on by a few
• Is Our Attention for Sale?