Amusing Ourselves to Death
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The Effect of Short Attentions on First Dates
This is why horror movies are so effective as a first date. Do something scary. It misattributes the feeling of motion. And I think that's why we get a little bit in terms of this like news cycle social media outlashes. They're creating anger, fear, etc. Only instead of just misattributing, they're taking that and directing it towards something or something. We're training to have these very visceral what feels like real experiences directed at something that probably doesn't deserve that feeling. Of course the debate's going to be superficial. We're what it's not a real debate. It's like watching movie. So I don't know. I keep on going
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