attention economy is functioning as intended

The supply side interventions that would work are ones focused on the platforms Add friction! Tax ad revenue! Something!

We ran the frictionless-global-village experiment and it had some real upsides but also some pretty serious unanticipated downsides Personally I was in hindsight much too utopian about how well it would go

Sensationalist news is the problem! Grocery stores creating food deserts are the problem! Politicians focusing on culture war instead of real stuff are the problem! I think in general demand as the problem is underrated. Doesn't mean we should focus on demand-side interventions, which seem hopeless

And if it wasn’t for you meddling kids we’d have gotten away with it too