JENNY ODELL on the Attention Economy /222

“Human hunger – not just for food, but for everything – drives us to do beautiful things, crazy things, horrible things, but that is the most human thing I can point to. We're a very hungry species, and that hunger moves us.” —Ayana Young, Host Episode two of Fat of The Land grou ...  Show more

“I really feel I was called here, and I really feel this land itself is calling for human touch.” – Jessie, Slow Life Family Farm Embracing hunger, desire, and a calling for connection, we’re delighted to share the first episode of Fat of The Land with you.Fat of The Land is a se ...  Show more

“The sensation of being alive in the early 21st century consisted of the sense that our ability to pay attention — to focus — was cracking and breaking,” writes Johann Hari in his new book, “Stolen Focus.” Later he says, “It felt like our civilization had been covered with itc ...

Author and artist, Jenny Odell, discusses how to break from the attention economy long enough to feel fully alive in a culture obsessed with productivity. She shares stories of her encounters with nature, how to be creative instead of productive, how to be less useful in order to ...  Show more

In recent months, we’ve witnessed the rise of chatbots that can pass law and business school exams, artificial companions who’ve become best friends and lovers and music generators that produce <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/04/21/1171032649/ai-music-heart-on-my-sleeve-drak ...

For all the talk about AI, we rarely hear about how it will change our relationships. As we swipe to find love and consult chatbot therapists, acclaimed psychotherapist and relationship expert Esther Perel warns that there’s another harmful “AI” on the rise — Artificial Intimacy ...  Show more