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Re:How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by maxxxxx on Thursday May 02, 2019 @09:57AM (#19807937)
It really should be made illegal to put TVs and other noise making devices into the public space. I don’t understand why it’s acceptable to put that stuff everywhere. It’s basically visual and auditory littering, not much different from throwing away trash.
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Re:How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by eswat on Thursday May 02, 2019 @12:00PM (#19809322)
When I talk to others about this their justification is that it helps them be aware of local and world news. But ironically we seem to have more TVs at a time where we have more agency to check the news whenever, wherever anyway.

You’re right in that it’s pretty much is visual/auditory littering at this point.

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Re:How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by maxxxxx on Thursday May 02, 2019 @12:27PM (#19809625)
If people have to really on this kind of programming to be aware of news they are in pretty bad shape ....
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Re:How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by tylerdunkel on Thursday May 02, 2019 @02:17PM (#19810848)
how is the lobby of an office building "public space"? its private space owned by that company...
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Re:How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by beat on Thursday May 02, 2019 @04:29PM (#19812498)
You're being pedantic.

The point is, many people use that lobby. Sure, the owners can legally run 24x7 porn on the screens if they really wanted, but wouldn't we all be better off with no screens there at all?

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