El negocio de la urgencia, de nuestra atención y la economía de la vulnerabilidad

Lucía Barrios, editor of Futuro, invites us to consider two seemingly unrelated stories. On the one hand, a study revealed that consumer loan advertising in Uruguay systematically exploits people's financial urgency and omits key information about the true costs of borrowing. On the other hand, the United Kingdom announced it will ban access to social media for those under 16, one of the strictest regulations in the world, although experts warn that the measure alone may not be enough. What do a payday loan and TikTok have in common? Much more than it seems. Because in both cases, we're talking about industries competing to capture something very valuable: our vulnerability. Economic vulnerability. Emotional vulnerability. Psychological vulnerability. And the underlying question remains the same: where does individual responsibility end, and when should the State intervene? #ladiaria #ladiariaradio #uruguay #uruguayhoy #loans #credit #consumption #economy #future #debt #technology #advertising #socialmedia