Jacques Attali thinks that what we view as an exploitable resource is collective infrastructure essential to open societies.
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Mar 30, 2026
Jacques Attali
Now that Meta and YouTube have been held liable by a US jury for deliberately addicting young users, leading to numerous mental health problems, it is time to stop viewing human attention as an exploitable resource. In fact, it is a collective infrastructure essential to the survival of open societies.
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