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Re:The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy by csallen on Friday October 27, 2023 @11:29AM (#38039800)
None of this is really new. People have sought low-quality high-dopamine content since television was the main medium. Since the spread of radio. Since the development of novels. Probably the beginning of the printing press, writing, or hell, storytelling and spoken language itself.

Each new medium provides more power to dive into this, and each generation panics that we've crossed a never-before-crossed line. And they're correct.

But the problem lies within us as humans. This lightweight diversionary content is just what the majority of us want.

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Re:The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy by bernardlunn on Friday October 27, 2023 @11:37AM (#38039933)
True except now AI robots create low quality content without any qualms
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Re:The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy by photonthug on Friday October 27, 2023 @12:00PM (#38040242)
"True except now the printing press means trash novels devoid of real artistry can be pumped out without additional effort from the original author." Parents point is that the newness you highlight also isn't new either, strictly speaking. It's all a matter of scale as the effort approaches zero
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Re:The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy by pixl97 on Friday October 27, 2023 @12:57PM (#38040954)
Scale matters. "No single snowflake blames itself on the avalanche" is a saying for a reason. Little things that seemingly don't matter can built up to the point they become a deadly maelstrom.
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