Started an audiobook on my morning walk. Not paying attention to the walk part, almost bumped into another person walking in the SAME DIRECTION.
The book, #TheSirensCall, is about the war for our attention.
Permission granted to @chrislhayes.bsky.social and O. Henry to share a laugh over my pain.
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'the problem isn’t our ability to focus—it’s what we’re focussing on. [..]
The suspicion that all this is élite anxiety in the face of a democratizing mediascape deepens when you consider what the attentionistas want people to focus on.'
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'the problem isn’t our ability to focus—it’s what we’re focussing on. [..]
The suspicion that all this is élite anxiety in the face of a democratizing mediascape deepens when you consider what the attentionistas want people to focus on.'
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BTW I just finished reading your book #TheSirensCall a well-written book, thoroughly covering the subject.
Has anybody heard of this group?
https://friendsofattention.net
It was recommended by #ChrisHayes in his book #TheSirensCall as an advocacy org for reclaiming our attention. Listening to his perspective on the issue, it sounds like he doesn't really understand the #SocialWeb or what's already […]
@chrislhayes.bsky.social, as I am reading the chapter on Alienation from, “The Sirens’ Call” I am wondering if through your research and writing of this book, has it changed the way you and Kate look at, and make decisions about, how you are raising your children?
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#TheSirensCall - a look at the info economy & how each advancement in access to info went through the same love/hate cycle in their time. The importance of being protective of how we are consuming info to avoid having our attention spans weaponized against us really hits home. #booksky #nonfiction
Couldn't agree more. Watched this interview when the book first came out. Excellent. @chrislhayes.bsky.social #TheSirensCall
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social It’s brilliant Chris. Just brilliant. #TheSirensCall
@chrislhayes.bsky.social reading #TheSirensCall. (Great book, thank for your work!) As I focus my attention on information you collated, analyzed, condensed and reproduced into a book, I think of Steven Kotler's observations in "Art of Impossible" about the most effective means of leveraging ...
Looks interesting and timely. Added to my to read list! www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... #TheSirensCall
Stories captivate attention. The mind wants the next chapter. The news cover the captivating story because people who want the next chapter tune in to watch. They watch, get invested, and want to take action. People taking action gets results. Chris Hayes explains this in #TheSirensCall.
And that is the power of attention! I just finished listening to #TheSirensCall by @chrislhayes.bsky.social.
In Chris Hayes' book about the attention economy he uses the word 'enshitification' - when companies buy the right to be top of search results. I see this too with Google Maps. I type in Marugame and the top results are Marugame Udon. And not even real Sanuki udon but the chain stuff. #TheSirensCall
Cool. Speaker never have time to visit outside lower 48, Im glad you attended and enjoyed. Envious. #TheSirensCall #ChrisHayes
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I highly recommend
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Get it - read it.
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Reading #TheSirensCall by @chrislhayes.bsky.social and thinking about how Elon held a fake lottery last night to influence a state supreme court election…
Easy to do with the avalanche of crazy news out of this government. Might I suggest you read “The Sirens’ Call”
I hear the author provides some great support on how to help prioritize all this stuff! 😉
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It is on my read list too! Or listen list. Lol. I am currently listening to his new one on Audible #TheSirensCall
@chrislhayes.bsky.social 's new release #TheSirensCall" is the must read of our current moment. In it, he chronicles how the war on Attention began, how it's come to master our political and economic moment, and where we might look for solutions. It's utterly readable. #Resist
“The promise of the information age was unparalleled access to every single last bit of human knowledge at every moment, and the reality is a collective civic mental life that permanently teeters on the edge of madness.” - Chris Hayes, The Sirens’ Call
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#ChrisHayes, #TheSirensCall. Im more than 1/2 thru this recommended this reading.Today our attention is our precious commodity everyone wants to Control, Occupy, attempt to gain alliance with. Excellent read. how do we commit our attention?
They mention here how labor isn't worth much individually, even though it's all we have to offer, but it's collectively what all of capitalism runs on. And how that's true of our attention too. #TheSirensCall
The corporations are abusing us with algos and what we're doing here to claw back […]
Hey @chrislhayes.bsky.social I defied your reference to how we can no longer read long books by reading and enjoying your 400+ page book. Congratulations to both of us.
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"The Siren’s Call" by Chris Hayes is a solid read—important, especially today. While a bit repetitive at times, it delivers strong insights and is worth the time. A well-researched, thought-provoking book. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #TheSirensCall #ChrisHayes #MustRead #SocialJustice #BookReview #4Stars
"When I have occasionally set myself to consider the different distractions of men, I have discovered that all the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber." #BlaisePascal, "Pensées"
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