Alternatives to Attention-Hacking Social Media Models

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Digital Wellness πŸ“±πŸ§˜

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Sam Mendoza

Β·5 years ago
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There are lots of collective changes that can restore part of our focus. We could, for example, force social media companies to abandon their current business model, which is specifically designed to invade our attention in order to keep us scrolling. There are alternative ways these sites could work – ones that would heal our attention instead of hacking it (stripping us of our attention at the very time when we face big collective crises that require it more than ever) #Digital Wellness πŸ“±πŸ§˜
Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen
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Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen

Social media and many other facets of modern life are destroying our ability to concentrate. We need to reclaim our minds while we still can

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