The Attention Economy and the Web (Michael Goldhaber)
1) Goldhaber states that scarcity of attention is real and
limiting. But is it possible for people
to train their brains in a way so that it is not limiting, so that we can give
our attention to two things simultaneously, or multi-task and just become more
efficient?
2) I think of attention more of a requirement to succeed in
the money economy, because many people still have their main focus on making
money, but has the scarcity of attention just made it more challenging to
achieve this goal? Hasn’t there always been a proportion of people that crave
attention and a proportion that don’t? Isn’t information in conjunction with
attention vital for the functionality of our economy?
3) How has the “information gut” affected the way we learn
and perceive our surroundings? How has this decrease in attention affected the
actual economics of our country?
The Net and the Web
1) What is the productive class? And how does it relate to the age of simulation?
2) How is the TAZ and the Web different and how are they similar?
3) What is the Temporary Autonomous Zone?
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