In his book, The Sirens' Call, Chris Hayes highlights the detrimental effects of technology on human consciousness, suggesting that our attention is being manipulated by tech companies similarly to how resources are extracted in traditional capitalism. Hayes argues that attention has become the world's most valuable resource, comparable to labor in the Industrial Revolution, causing individuals to feel disconnected from themselves and the world around them. This transformation creates anxiety and a sense of alienation as our focus is drawn to distractions instead of genuine experiences.
Our whole existence consists of a series of things we pay attention to, either because we've chosen to attend to them, or because our attention has been irresistibly compelled.
Attention is now the world's most valuable resource; those who successfully extract it command fortunes, win elections, and topple regimes.
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