- September 8, 2022
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Economy
Attention please. Text written on a piece of paper or note, cork board background.
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The attention economy seems to have run amok. Early on in the attention economy, media and other companies would vie for people’s attention so that they could advertise products or they would keep us engaged so that we spent more time using their service. Yet, consumers felt that they were giving attention to these platforms or services voluntarily. The idea of “stealing attention” only makes sense when a person owns the commodity.
Today, media and other companies are still vying for people’s attention, but it no longer seems as if people are consciously choosing to give it over. Rather, people are distracted more and more. Attention spans are not only decreasing; the focus of attention has become largely out of people’s own control. Passive consumption has become the norm, and social media has become the screen through which we engage the world. The…
