NARRIVE MEDIAThe short video: Attention spans, enshittification, and the new strategy of long-form content
Not to do content, but I have become something of a voracious consumer of free advice. Whenever it appears, I take it in almost instinctively. But I remember once hearing someone I respected remark, almost casually, that even free advice is not really free. If it's reading, I have to be more focused and avoid shallow consumption. What they meant is that free "advise" carries…
The short video: Attention spans, enshittification, and the new strategy of long-form content - NARRIVE MEDIA
Once it was said that the human attention span had fallen to fourteen seconds. Now it is often said to be eight seconds. Whether those numbers are precise is less important than the general direction. Attention is becoming shorter and more fragmented, and our content must adapt.