The annoyance economy isn’t going anywhere
We must find our own amusements in dealing with spam, robocalls and chatbots
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Let boredom be the mother of invention
Idleness breeds creativity if only we can ignore shallow technology distractions
The hunger for ‘content’ is keeping us culturally stuck
The algorithms of the distraction economy are feeding us what we already like, creating a loop with no progress
We have to be able to hold tech platforms accountable for fraud
Algorithms ensure that people who click on scams are likely to see more of them
It’s time to shut up and get on with it
Words are replacing action, but success doesn’t manifest itself
Out of office, still hyper-responsive
Once established by professional training, the addictive pull of screens, newsfeeds and email replies is impossible to shake
There is method in the market’s madness
But it relies on a host of rosy assumptions going in investors’ favour