![]() ![]() "In this form of encounter, neither I nor anyone else has to waste time or energy on wrangling context, or packaging our messages for the lowest common denominator of public opinion. When you can choose your audience, you have a third option. You can't strategize what to say to the online audience – you don't know who you're talking to. Meyrowitz said that public by default means two possibilities: either offend somebody or be so bland you won't offend anyone. Here are some ideas I found particularly interesting: The problem of public by default I think this video of photographer Stephen Shore talking about attention makes a nice companion to the book. Though I disagreed strongly with some of the book, I enjoyed it a lot and recommend it. ![]() Though How to Do Nothing's subtitle is “Resisting the Attention Economy,” it’s less a screed about modern technology and more an exploration of the concept of attention and the question of how we direct it. You can find my complete personal notes on How to Do Nothing at this link. ![]()
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