Is Our Attention for Sale? | James Williams
Do you think our attention is for sale? Is the technology we carry in our pockets distracting us from pursuing our life goals? Have we woken up to the scale of the attention-capturing and persuasive powers being held by a small number of big tech companies? In the latest RSA Short, James Williams warns of the dangers that digital distraction poses to us individually and collectively. If we’re serious about protecting human agency and democracy, he argues, it’s time we started defending our freedom of attention. Extracted from a free talk given at the RSA in London, 2017 • The Attention Economy with James Williams Speaker: James Williams Director: Olga Makarchuk Animation: Olga Makarchuk, Kim Alexander Colouring Assistance: Anna Makarchuk Sound: Nico Antwerp Video Producer: Ross Henbest Joint Head of Public Events Programme: Mairi Ryan Intro and outro animation: Cabeza Patata Subscribe to our channel for more! Follow the RSA on Twitter: / rsaevents Like RSA Events on Facebook: / rsaeventsofficial Listen to RSA podcasts: / the_rsa See RSA Events behind the scenes: / rsa_events
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