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AI and the Attention Economy: Personal Resistance
AI-driven attention extraction is intensifying. Personal practices of resistance — even imperfect ones — matter for individual wellbeing.
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- 1The premise
- 2attention economy
- 3resistance
- 4personal wellbeing
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Section 1
The premise
AI-driven attention extraction harms personal wellbeing; resistance practices help even when imperfect.
What AI does well here
- Set explicit time limits on AI-driven products (social, recommendation, infinite-scroll)
- Build practices that protect attention (boundaries, deep work, screen-free time)
- Notice when AI is leveraging engagement design against you
- Connect personal resistance to systemic critique
What AI cannot do
- Solve attention economy problems through personal practice alone
- Substitute resistance for systemic reform
- Eliminate the systems that profit from your attention
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