We need to reclaim our attention

Re:We need to reclaim our attention by Barrin92 on Sunday January 02, 2022 @02:59PM (#29773067)

I'm sure every blue collar worker and mother of two has the time and temperament to sign up to the Bene Gesserit school

It's amazing how far the ideology of the unfettered market economy has seeped into our lives to the point that the idea that we should retrain the entire human species to fend off media manipulation seems somehow more practical than simply putting an end to the unethical business practices of an industry.

Imagine if a local company was pouring waste into the river and someone argued the solution was to offer anti-poison resilience training rather than stopping the problem at the source.

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Re:We need to reclaim our attention by hackingthelema on Sunday January 02, 2022 @05:31PM (#29774780)

'Bene Gesserit school'? How hyperbolic. I am talking like 10-15 minutes of meditation a day. I used to do it in the break room for 10-15 minutes twice a day while working at Walmart or elsewhere. It is no issue at all. I'm not sure what you have in mind that would be more complicated than that!

> retrain the entire human species to fend off media manipulation

Mindfulness assisting in opening one's eyes to media manipulation is just one of the benefits, not the only one. There are many benefits to teaching it to all.

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