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We no longer watch content. We graze on it. We keep one eye on the TV and one eye on our phone, terrified of missing out on a better dopamine hit. To survive in the Attention Economy, media had to change its structure. Slow burns died. Complex morality got flattened.
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This is the —the point at which the supply of media exceeds the human species’ total available attention by several orders of magnitude. The algorithms realized that the only way to keep you watching was to remove the friction of choice. Auto-play. Next episode in 5 seconds. Endless scroll. The Paradox of Choice Psychologist Barry Schwartz warned us about this. When you have 3 options, you choose, you commit, you enjoy. When you have 3,000 options, you suffer "analysis paralysis." You choose a movie, immediately wonder if a better one exists two rows down, and abandon yours after 10 minutes. This isn't indecision; it's a trauma response to abundance. We no longer watch content