The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy

Re:The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy by robertlagrant on Friday October 27, 2023 @07:25PM (#38045251)

> Are you saying that sports are not profitable in America? That schools and colleges in America are not run for profit? That churches and charities are not formed primarily for financial/tax benefits? Or that people can't play non-profit basketball in their local park under socialism? Or that capitalism hasn't done a work on the 'local community' by replacing third-places with places that require you to spend money to hang out, for example?

That's correct; I'm not saying those things.

> This is exactly what my employer does? They take value I add, and dole it out (or not) as they see fit.

How does your employer dole out your effort?

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Re:The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy by jodrellblank on Friday October 27, 2023 @08:08PM (#38045551)

> "That's correct; I'm not saying those things."

Then your claim "Society in capitalism is generally separate to markets, e.g. your local community, or charirites, or churches, or sport, or schools." has fallen over. Those things are taken over by capitalism-slash-markets because there is profit to be made, above all other concerns (e.g. the health of football players / brain trauma, the constant advertising, the promotion of players to celebtrities and the association of product with celebrity, etc. etc. These things are community-destroying but profit-making.

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Re:The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy by robertlagrant on Saturday October 28, 2023 @08:09AM (#38049201)

This seems highly incomplete. Millions of people play football amongst themselves. Only looking at professional footballers, who even then are voluntarily playing football as probably by far their best option in life, is completely distortionary.

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Re:The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy by robertlagrant on Saturday October 28, 2023 @10:01AM (#38049876)

This seems highly incomplete. Millions of people play football amongst themselves. Only looking at professional footballers is just the apex fallacy. The fact that a few people are paid to play doesn't negate that cultural reality.

Even then they are voluntarily playing football as probably by far their best option in life. Paid for by hundreds of millions of people who want to watch the best football possible, and will pay for it.

Finally, people choosing to pay for things isn't capitalism taking over culture. Everything about football requires money: paying for a football to go for a kickaout isn't hideous commercialism.

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