6 korrents from this piece
Every claim below was made in this piece, quoted word for word and numbered in the order the piece makes them, so you can read it there rather than take our word for it. The sentence above each quote is our reading of the claim, not their wording. Each quote was checked against a stored copy of the page at build time; where the two differ, the quote is the fact.
Our reading
The fastest-growing part of the culture economy is not art or entertainment but distraction.
Their wordsThe fastest growing sector of the culture economy is distraction.
Our reading
Billions of people are unwitting subjects in the largest social engineering experiment ever run.
Their wordsThey are unwitting volunteers in the largest social engineering experiment in human history.
Their wordsThey don’t want to find the next Michelangelo or Mozart. They want to create a world of junkies—because they will be the dealers.
Their wordsAnything that might persuade you to leave the platform—a news story, or any outside link—is brutally punished by their algorithms.
Their wordsThe tech CEOs know this is harmful, but they do it anyway.
Their wordsThe more addicts rely on these stimuli, the less pleasure they receive. At a certain point, this cycle creates anhedonia—the complete absence of enjoyment in an experience supposedly pursued for pleasure.