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Minority
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Attention, as well as being a commodity that can be monetised through digital platforms, is a psychological wage. We know this from when we are children: think of the heaven of basking in the glow of an attentive parent or
teacher. To be recognised is to be told that you matter, that your life has worth and that you have a place in the world. There’s nothing unhealthy about that. But our media and politics leverage the psychological wages of attention in a way that is utterly corrosive and warpi
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― Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War
― Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).
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