Below you will find pages that utilize the taxonomy term “Attention”
March 29, 2018
Of censorship by distraction
In dictatorships, they say “shut up”. In democracies, they say “whatever”. It is a famous joke, to which the digital context gives a whole new perspective.
Information has no effect if there is no attention in front of it. When information is scarce and attention is abundant, it is easier to control the dissemination of information. When, instead, the information is overabundant, trying to delete it attracts attention. It is therefore far more effective to make “noise” in order to distract attention from embarrassing information.