“The medium was no longer the message, it was just an asshole.
I want my attention back.Attention is a muscle. It must be exercised.
We deserve our attention.”
Craig Mod on attention in January 2017. In his case he got his attention back by disconnecting, which for all intents and purposes isn’t a viable option. Completely disconnecting in our networked societies is just a reactionary exercise in privilege. But it does sum up my current sentiment, e.g. concerning Facebook, quite nicely.
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