Attention Economy


Friday, June 10, 2022

Emotions

The Age of Emotional Overstatement
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-age-of-emotional-overstatement-11654874678
From social media to job applications, the pressure to declare our feelings in public is turning us into gushing adolescents.
 
The Boiling Over of America
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-boiling-over-of-america-san-fransisco-crime-minority-voters-chesa-boudin-recalled-liberal-democrats-11654810568
The lesson of this political moment: Don’t be radical, don’t be extreme. Our country is a tea kettle on high flame, at full boil. Wherever possible let the steam out, be part of a steady steam release before the kettle blows.