Claudina Bade

Yes, it's happened to me. And I was so surprised at how hurt I was. And when I look back, I think, like, I literally don't really know those people. Like, there's just something so, oh, it's like ancient, the feeling. Like, you're being pillory.

Yes, it's happened to me. And I was so surprised at how hurt I was. And when I look back, I think, like, I literally don't really know those people. Like, there's just something so, oh, it's like ancient, the feeling. Like, you're being pillory.

Well, I think the lesson to learn from that is what you're talking about in this book is how vulnerable we are. Even when it doesn't make intellectual sense, there is some way that we're vulnerable. you know, vulnerable in this moment. We can't completely control our reactions and choose voluntarily not to pay attention to this thing. We don't have that kind of agency, not yet, anyway.

Well, I think the lesson to learn from that is what you're talking about in this book is how vulnerable we are. Even when it doesn't make intellectual sense, there is some way that we're vulnerable. you know, vulnerable in this moment. We can't completely control our reactions and choose voluntarily not to pay attention to this thing. We don't have that kind of agency, not yet, anyway.

Well, I think the lesson to learn from that is what you're talking about in this book is how vulnerable we are. Even when it doesn't make intellectual sense, there is some way that we're vulnerable. you know, vulnerable in this moment. We can't completely control our reactions and choose voluntarily not to pay attention to this thing. We don't have that kind of agency, not yet, anyway.

Well, let's talk about attention as a resource because we've talked a lot about how it works in us, the individuals, and permeates our lives. But I want to talk about a broader social context. You make this very compelling analogy between our attention problem and Marxist ideas. I did have this image of you at a bookstore one day, like, being bored and coming across a copy of Das Kapital.

Well, let's talk about attention as a resource because we've talked a lot about how it works in us, the individuals, and permeates our lives. But I want to talk about a broader social context. You make this very compelling analogy between our attention problem and Marxist ideas. I did have this image of you at a bookstore one day, like, being bored and coming across a copy of Das Kapital.

Well, let's talk about attention as a resource because we've talked a lot about how it works in us, the individuals, and permeates our lives. But I want to talk about a broader social context. You make this very compelling analogy between our attention problem and Marxist ideas. I did have this image of you at a bookstore one day, like, being bored and coming across a copy of Das Kapital.

And, like, a lightning bolt goes off. Yes! It's like Marx, but for the information age. It's a really compelling analogy. Can you explain it?

And, like, a lightning bolt goes off. Yes! It's like Marx, but for the information age. It's a really compelling analogy. Can you explain it?

And, like, a lightning bolt goes off. Yes! It's like Marx, but for the information age. It's a really compelling analogy. Can you explain it?

And how is that different from people's relationship to labor before? Just so we get the analogy.

And how is that different from people's relationship to labor before? Just so we get the analogy.

And how is that different from people's relationship to labor before? Just so we get the analogy.

Called labor.

Called labor.

Called labor.

So we're not exactly compelled. Nobody's holding a gun to our head. So I don't know that you could say it's worse. It's just more confusing because we are participating.

So we're not exactly compelled. Nobody's holding a gun to our head. So I don't know that you could say it's worse. It's just more confusing because we are participating.

So we're not exactly compelled. Nobody's holding a gun to our head. So I don't know that you could say it's worse. It's just more confusing because we are participating.