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Tag: Attention Economy

Dark cover with a glowing violet grid fading across it: the title The Surprise Thermostat, with Thermostat in italic pink, above the line 'Feeds do not maximize your surprise. They regulate it — weather calibrated to never change your climate.'
Cat Links Artificial Intelligence, Attention, Human Attention, Reality Equation

The Surprise Thermostat

Posted on August 6, 2026August 19, 2026 jsrector

Feeds do not maximize your surprise; they regulate it — holding attention inside a narrow band that is never dull enough to release you and never strong enough to change you. What the thermostat spends is weather; what it prevents is climate. … Continue readingThe Surprise Thermostat

Cat Links Artificial Intelligence, Business Advice, education, Social Media

Facebook sells your attention NOT your data!

Posted on January 3, 2020August 3, 2026 jsrector

Facebook and Google compete for your attention. They create and manage experiences to capture and hold your attention. They sell your attention, not your data. They collect and use data about you as input to

Continue readingFacebook sells your attention NOT your data!

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How Your Attention System Works

Posted on May 18, 2019August 3, 2026 jsrector

Why is it that we are never satisfied? Your attention is the answer to that question. … Continue readingHow Your Attention System Works

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