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Re:We need to reclaim our attention by slibhb on Sunday January 02, 2022 @03:30PM (#29773483)
The ability to make yourself do something that you consider good but yields no immediate pleasure is real, useful, and can be cultivated.
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Re:We need to reclaim our attention by xg15 on Sunday January 02, 2022 @03:33PM (#29773514)
No one denies that. The article argues that current "attention economy" tech is actively making this harder or even impossible.
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Re:We need to reclaim our attention by slibhb on Sunday January 02, 2022 @03:35PM (#29773543)
Saying it's impossible is denying it...
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Re:We need to reclaim our attention by xg15 on Sunday January 02, 2022 @03:38PM (#29773572)
No, he is saying, it's becoming impossible - and he goes on to argue why this is the case. That's pretty much the main point of the article.

What's your counter-argument?

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Re:We need to reclaim our attention by slibhb on Sunday January 02, 2022 @04:25PM (#29774099)
I find this incredible unless the Evil Social Media Companies reach into my brain and remove my capacity for practical free will.
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