Keep your attention in shape

#deutschland3000 #jeanninemichaelsen #evaschulz #attensity #friendsofattention

"human fracking

The use of information technology to exploit human attention in ways that are net counterproductive to the persons thus exploited
" https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/human_fracking

Just learned about the term, reading
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/18/how-can-we-defend-ourselves-from-the-new-plague-of-human-fracking

I like the idea. So maybe they deserve some "attention".

Will read more on https://friendsofattention.org/about/ (though their
animation is somehow like an annoying <blink> tag. ;-))

#humanfracking #friendsofattention #bigtech

In a recent NYT editorial 'Powerful Forces are Fracking our Attention: We Can Fight Back,' the #FriendsofAttention raise some interesting points. They also have a website with resources like Twelve Theses on Attention.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/opinion/attention-economy-education.html