Technology is destroying the most important asset in your life
“Money isn’t the most important thing in the world. Your time is.”
One of the biggest problems of our generation is that while the ability
to manage our attention is becoming increasingly valuable, the world
around us is being designed to steal away as much of it as possible.
The internet and the technology companies that are built on it have
democratized opportunity. It’s hard to argue that the net effect of
these innovations isn’t positive. That said, it doesn’t mean that there
aren’t costs. Smartphone addictions are real. Technology-induced stress
is real.
Companies like Google and Facebook aren’t just creating products
anymore. They’re building ecosystems. And the most effective way to
monetize an ecosystem is to begin with engagement. It’s by designing
their features to ensure that we give up as much of our attention as
possible.
(QZ.com)
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