The attention economy and capitalism work together to economically incentivize keeping people trapped in cycles of reflection, where screen time directly generates profit for platform owners.

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Speaker

Unidentified Speaker — this is why nothing ever happens [V1MuhbTQMSs]

Evidence Quote

“when we stay glued to our screens consuming or creating content, we're quite literally making money for other people”

Source

this is why nothing ever happens— Michael Burns
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:19:28 AM

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