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Attention economy

3 essays tagged “Attention economy”.

08.05 2026 № 66

A child's face lit by the blue glow of a screen. The eyes are fixed, the attention captured. The skin reflects the colour temperature of the display. Not a dramatic image, an ordinary one. It is what happens in almost every home every evening.

Responsible Design Parenting Attention Economy Digital Addiction Ethics

I Say No at Night, I Use the Same Tools in the Morning

At night I say no to my three-year-old who wants the tablet for a little longer. I say it for one specific reason, and from that reason a free book was born.

8′ reading time

1,727 words

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27.03 2026 № 49

Attention Economy Innovation Minimalism Product Design

Most software that exists shouldn't exist at all

And the people who build it for a living are the last to admit it.

8′ reading time

1.676 words

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21.02 2026 № 24

Attention Digital Services Act Digital Regulation Social Media

Europe Says Enough: Your Brain Is Not a KPI

The DSA targets TikTok's infinite scroll and the "autopilot" of attention. Meanwhile in the U.S., Meta goes on trial. Design becomes politics.

9′ reading time

1,960 words

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