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← Online companies have an economic interest in distraction and do not want leisurely reading or concentrated thought

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Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under social media social media Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under AGI AGI Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Online companies have an economic interest in distraction and do not want leisurely reading or concentrated thought Online companies have an economic interestin distraction and do not want leisurelyreading or concentrated thought Last stated a year ago 31 Aug 2025 NC Nicholas Carr — holds since 2025-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Shrinking attention spans are reshaping real-world business models, not just digital media formats. — tap to centre the map on it Shrinking attention spans arereshaping real-world businessmodels, not just digital mediaformats. Last stated 8 months ago 16 Feb 2026 SW swyx — holds since 2026-02-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Freedom of thought requires deliberately disconnecting from online content, because a large percentage of it is designed to manipulate you. — tap to centre the map on it Freedom of thought requiresdeliberately disconnecting fromonline content, because a largepercentage of it is designed tomanipulate you. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: People do not really want to be more productive; more of them probably want to spend time than save it. — tap to centre the map on it People do not really want to be moreproductive; more of them probablywant to spend time than save it. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Sept 2026 AA Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Distraction is not something done to you: you turn to it willingly, to escape the discomfort of the thing you actually care about. — tap to centre the map on it Distraction is not something done toyou: you turn to it willingly, toescape the discomfort of the thingyou actually care about. Last stated 5 years ago by 18 Aug 2021 OB Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Work that matters requires tolerating discomfort and boredom rather than escaping into distraction. — tap to centre the map on it Work that matters requirestolerating discomfort and boredomrather than escaping intodistraction. Last stated 5 years ago by 18 Aug 2021 OB Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-08-18 — tap for who they are CN Cal Newport — holds since 2009-02-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reading a great deal about a subject works partly by holding your attention on it long enough to change, not only by adding facts. — tap to centre the map on it Reading a great deal about a subjectworks partly by holding yourattention on it long enough tochange, not only by adding facts. Last stated a year ago 16 Sept 2025 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A hard limit on how long you are online is what makes the time online focused. — tap to centre the map on it A hard limit on how long you areonline is what makes the time onlinefocused. Last stated 7 months ago 3 Mar 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Organizations sincerely believe they want insights and still suppress them, because insights are disorganizing. — tap to centre the map on it Organizations sincerely believe theywant insights and still suppressthem, because insights aredisorganizing. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 8 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant platform is more fragilethan it looks, because pushing usersfar enough makes even the locked-inones leave. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Oct 2024 CD Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are MW Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated a month ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A more fragmented but media-savvy population will lead to more small-scale, meme-driven terrorism. — tap to centre the map on it A more fragmented but media-savvypopulation will lead to moresmall-scale, meme-driven terrorism. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 BH Byrne Hobart — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people onlymakes them defensive, dig in theirheels, or tune out, rather thanchange their minds. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Online companies have an economic interest in distraction and do not want leisurely reading or concentrated thought Last stated 31 Aug 2025 · a year ago Holds Nicholas Carr Read this korrent →