It’s easy to ask why people are turning to exorcism. The harder question is who’s nudging them that way, and what that shift actually makes possible. Because once fear gets packaged, sold, and tied to authority, it’s no longer just belief. To me, it starts to function like a system.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/exorcism-economy-meaning-russia-b2903879.html #AttentionEconomy

We funded feeds while we starved the foundation of a decent life: housing, transit, and social supports.

This essay maps the misallocation—and proposes a rebuild: community land trusts and co‑ops, zoning reform, anchor‑institution procurement, and a dual‑education pipeline for the trades.

https://thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/the-misallocation-civilization

#HousingAffordability #PublicInfrastructure #CommunityWealth #UrbanPlanning
#AttentionEconomy
#Infrastructure
#SocialInfrastructure
#CommunityLandTrusts

A lot of current debates focus on misinformation, polarization, or the behavior of users online.

This piece looks at the architecture of attention: the systems that determine what becomes visible, what spreads, and what enters our field of perception at all.

If visibility is structured around engagement, then the conditions under which democratic life operates are also being reshaped.

https://open.substack.com/pub/associationredefine/p/architecture-of-attention-democracy-online?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

#Democracy #AttentionEconomy #DigitalSociety #Algorithms #SocialMedia

You're smart right!? You've got it all nailed down. It's obvious which age, gender, … has the most puerile content. It's unquestionably who you say it is!

Welcome to the crone-o-sphere 👐: https://youtu.be/KBdrYepBsz8

#AttentionEconomy

Dating Over 50? No Thanks! Here’s Why

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📱 Social media’s mental health effects are not just the result of individual overuse but of platform designs optimized to capture and hold human attention through emotionally activating content. I feel articles like these keep missing this point.

https://hickorytreatmentcenters.com/2025/05/scrolling-into-sadness-the-hidden-cost-of-social-media-2/ #AttentionEconomy

In a world where millions of songs compete for seconds of attention, the future of streaming may depend less on algorithms alone and more on trust, curation, and human discovery.

Read more here:
https://www.audiartist.com/music-streaming-overload-attention-crisis-2026/

#MusicStreaming #MusicIndustry #AttentionEconomy #StreamingPlatforms #MusicDiscovery #IndependentArtists #AIMusic #MusicMarketing #DigitalMusic #Audiartist

Music Streaming Overload: 253M Tracks and the Attention Crisis

With 253 million tracks and 106,000 daily uploads, streaming faces an attention crisis. Discover how algorithms, playlists, and AI-generated music reshape discovery.

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🔥 Dokumentasi arsitektur terbaru sudah live.

"Attention Is All You Need That: Beyond the Transformer and the Modern Information Overload"

🔗 Akses repositori/dokumentasi: https://dev.to/living_palace_033483e788f/attention-is-all-you-need-that-beyond-the-transformer-and-the-modern-information-overload-16le

#AI #AttentionEconomy #CognitiveScience

Attention Is All You Need That: Beyond the Transformer and the Modern Information Overload

Attention Is All You Need That: A Deep Dive into the Cognitive Cost of Modern AI The...

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📱 As long as platforms optimize for engagement above all else, the system will find whatever emotional stimulus works best. Today it is outrage and fear. Tomorrow it may be something else. The algorithm will adapt. One of the reasons I prefer to scroll Mastodon.

https://hai.stanford.edu/news/the-data-behind-your-doom-scroll-how-negative-news-takes-over-your-feed #AttentionEconomy

wrote HOMO DOPAMINUS because someone had to.

Not to scare you. Not to sell you a detox program.

But to hand you the map of the prison
so you can find your own exit.

If this thread made you think — the book will rewire how you see everything.

More books: https://xandergrimm.com

📖 Get it here
https://amazon.com/dp/B0FYHCFQFV

#HomoDopaminus #DopamineDetox #AttentionEconomy #Neuroscience #DigitalMinimalism #BrainHacking #InstantGratification #MentalClarity #BookTwitter #NoSurf

Xander Grimm — Psicología · Neurociencia · IA · Biohacking

Autor de THERIAN. Neurociencia cognitiva e identidad en la frontera de lo humano.