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

The exit is there.

You make a choice.

https://realityfragments.com/2026/03/27/you-make-a-choice/

#SocialMedia #Agency #Algorithms #AttentionEconomy #DigitalBehavior

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

📱 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

🔥 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

📱 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