The Attention Economy - How They Addict Us

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FURTHER READING
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"Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman: geni.us/aotd
"Present Shock" by Douglas Rushkoff: geni.us/presentshock
The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr: geni.us/shallows
The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction by Matthew Crawford: geni.us/digitalindividual
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This video features a segment of Neil Postman's book "Amusing Ourselves to Death." It's a book I highly recommend, especially if you found this video interesting.

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@vlogbrothers 6 років тому

This is one of the best UKposts videos I've ever seen. Thoughtful, careful, nuanced but still with an extremely strong and compelling point of view. Still don't know how to react (other than to subscribe!) but much to think about here. Thank you. -John

@Rasselas_Urasawa 5 років тому

oh shit, hello!

@nishantmishra6822 5 років тому

Damn! I never expected the king(one of them) of the kingdom of nerdfighteria here. DFTBA!!!

@erikthomas6046 4 роки тому

Damn, that’s high praise from J. Green hisself, I’d be shittin’. Surprised Will hasn’t replied in turn. I mean J and H are YT video essay OGs. Practically sovereign paragons.

@schodes 3 роки тому

Hey John, just wanted to let you know this comment is printed out and pasted to the front of a binder "Inspiration" -- a collection of comments and messages that remind me of the purpose of my work. Thank you.

@MDImdadulIslam 2 роки тому

Hey man, I so appreciate your valuable insights. I relate & share my heartiest consent with you man. We need to get & give attention for the good cause.

@mfwhom5214 7 років тому

The production quality on this video for such a small channel is incredible! Keep up the good work.

@schodes 7 років тому

Thank you so much my friend!! Your comment is appreciated. A lot.

@mfwhom5214 7 років тому

Will Schoder spread this stuff in reddit. They'll eat it up.

@drmoore427 7 років тому

I agree with MF Whom (great name btw) These are good vids! Looking forward to more!

@pogmoment9370 7 років тому

Replying because your username and pfp

@mfwhom5214 7 років тому

***** ;)

@XiaoAndyPugMan 7 років тому

Finally a video that examines the bad *and* good of the Internet. The Internet isn't the worst thing to ever happen to humanity that will cause thirty world wars but it's not nearly flawless. This video was analytical, unbiased and fair. Thank you for taking the effort to do this!

@schodes 7 років тому

Thank you Xiao--I think it's so easy to take all the good stuff for granted with the Internet, so I tried to find a balance! Your comment means a lot.

@firstnamelastname2197 8 місяців тому

the internet is billions of things so it's like saying "life isnt all good or bad". for some people it is pretty alright, for some people, yes, it has all been bad. it depends what you're witnessing, how it's affecting you, and what you're using it for. using it for youtube video essays vs using it for gore and p*rn are obviously very different things.

@familyaccount6491 7 років тому

I am genuinely disappointed that you do not have more views and subscribers.

@schodes 7 років тому

Thanks for such a nice comment--I consider myself lucky to have as many subscribers as I do, but having more would be nice too.

@familyaccount6491 7 років тому

Will Schoder Keep up the great work.

@hither-to 7 років тому

They'll come, it's a matter of time.

@channelthis1 7 років тому

Why? It's the attention economy and this video is 11 minutes. ;)

@ahmadjamalmughal47 3 роки тому

Kid. You still don't know how internet works do you. You'll find beautiful songs with as few as less than a hundred subs. And you will also find incredible content with more dislikes than likes. Never judge a video by its likes, views, comments or anything such measure. Or even title. That's the best thing I have learned about the internet. With this rule I have found the most astounding content.

@zachweisberg5277 7 років тому

Watching this video while surfing the internet for the 3rd consecutive hour on a Friday night while all my friends are out having fun was NOT what I needed tonight. I think that means you're right

@inphinitezero5499 8 місяців тому

so it's been 6years did anything change? not judging im kinda the same, addicted to information my advice tho , get an equal amount of experience

@camiloquijada6498 25 днів тому

It's amazing how infinite information pushes to you your eager to know everything no matter if you have a limited time of hours in your life. Sometimes the best is to know exactly why you are using your mobile and be aware of any distractions.

@MrSpencewin 7 років тому

Wonderful video. You seem to be able to articulate these really heady topics in a conversational and unpretentious way that ties together threads from some of my favorite artists like DFW and Louis CK. It's impressive.

@schodes 7 років тому

Spencer Emry hey Spencer, I really appreciate this comment. I am trying my best to be educational and heady without being arrogant. Unfortunately; that's a really hard thing to do, but I hope my audience appreciates my videos regardless

@schodes 7 років тому

Spencer Emry thank you for going out of your way to make a comment

@MrSpencewin 7 років тому

No problem, thanks for going out of your way to reply! For what it's worth, and hopefully without seeming like I'm blowing smoke up your ass, I think your obvious commitment to quality (subject matter, editing, pacing, etc.) is what sets it apart. Anybody could make a video about how full of distractions today's world is, but to make one that's this insightful, entertaining, and unassuming, is something to be proud of, and I look forward to more!

@TheMightyPika 7 років тому

As an autistic, the internet has given me a social life that I never, ever would have otherwise. Sure, there are negatives to current tech but imho the positives are vastly overwhelming.

@schodes 7 років тому

Really love this comment. I totally agree. The positives absolutely outweigh the negatives, but it is important to see how they (social media companies) dramatically control our worlds. We need to be careful. Thanks for the comment!

@tao8150 4 роки тому

@@schodes couldn't agree more.

@feverinterloper 7 років тому

I just wanted to congratulate you for your amazing work, perfect pacing, fascinating topics, I guess this is what Adam Curtis means when he talks about what journalism should do. Please keep it up, this is great!

@sophiaanderson810 6 років тому

This is an amazing video essay. I've been thinking a lot about this concept recently but lack the mental organization that this video provides! Thank you for this social commentary. I love that it's reaching an audience and hope it reaches even further!

@Felik18 7 років тому

Your content is really great. I'm glad I found this channel

@tony2888 7 років тому

Great video and editing! This made me think back 20years to when I was at uni. I would have killed for the access to information that we have today, but I know I would never have achieved anything with all these distractions. I often get a tangible feeling of being overwhelmed by the bombardment of the trivial, but couldn't frame it with the clarity you have. Definitely subbed.

@youthnation1 7 років тому

I just want to say that I not only do I enjoy the content of this channel, I really enjoy your style. It's a great blending of graphics and video. Nicely done!

@joasksquestions 7 років тому

Powerful stuff. The bit about distractions and refocusing at 4:30 was especially eye opening. Well done.

@chemreac1 7 років тому

This is one of the most important videos I have seen in terms of addiction and how it controls our lives. I would know since I spend so much time on UKposts and struggle to focus on doing things that I KNOW are more fulfilling like writing stories or poetry or reading good books. It literally does make it a struggle to make the choices that I want to make in life. I find it fascinating that the internet, ideally conceived as an information economy, has become that of an attention economy. and never have I found a video which so poignantly captures that fact. Thanks a lot man.

@soccerkid700 7 років тому

All of your videos are incredibly well done. Great stuff. I'm excited to see the next one!

@felaci 7 років тому

First time I've actually pledged via Patreon, but these videos deserve it. Interesting thoughts, well articulated, good use of quotations and attention-keeping visual effects. Keep it up!

@toastmalone5778 7 років тому

Really great video essays these are my favorite type of videos on youtube and I am definitely looking forward to future content on this channel. Keep up the good work! We all love your content!

@denise6806 7 років тому

OMG SO GREAT! Ive discovered your channel searching for FW information and now I am in love with your channel. You are great! Sometimes I also think about how they are stealing our attention but you with this video has made my thoughts became words and definitely I will be more aware about it. Hope you to do new videos more often! Best wishes!

@linziwu5406 7 років тому

I'm definitely excited about this topic and thanks for putting all the contents together. The thing is that I'm so deep now in the attention economy sometimes I don't know what to do without my phone when I have free time. Or people I want to talk to are all on their phones. I guess it's a big issue that we have to constantly talk about to raise people's awareness thus inspire some changes.

@scottoshea9440 3 роки тому

Seriously impressed with the information and substance of your videos. I subscribed, just wish there were more videos! Keep up the excellent work! Just wanted to add amazing editing as well!

@TheSarsaGag 7 років тому

Absolutely great video! Really put all of my lingering thoughts into one nice package. It's such a strange feeling of guilt knowing that as I consume this video, I'm consciously a part of what this video is outlining. And judging from your other videos, I assume you resonate a lot which David Foster Wallace's philosophies, which as a whole adds to the guilt and irony.. All that being said, you have a new subscriber.

@thealexis6647 7 років тому

Sir, you are a new channel that I just found a few weeks and I gotta say, it's uncanny how much richness you portray and how specific your video essays can feel to me. Your editing skills are like pro, you like the same shows I do for almost the same reasons, and you still have faith in humanity. I think you have created a woderful channel. Please keep doing what you do and thank you. I love learning, and I've learned a lot with you. -Also, greetings from Puerto Rico

@victor.o5343 7 років тому

This is the first time I'm provoked to support a channel for all its content is either meaningful or very helpful, especially this one

@translatemagic3793 5 років тому

Hello, Will. Just wanted to take a moment and say that I've been researching on the subject of digital minimalism and happened to find your channel, this video is beyond being resourceful. I'm surprised you managed to cover large volumes of important info only in 11 minutes, providing statistics and your interesting conclusions. Also, I was happy to see some content related to David Foster Wallace specifically, as well as any other of your videos. Anyway, I appreciate the time you put into your craft - the quality of your work is mind-blowing, just as the narrative/subject matter. I hope you make more content and get popular world-wide because this is a gem of a channel. Such work moves us forward and promotes good taste. Good job!

@michaelkaplan946 6 років тому

you're one of the best people making these right now. i'll be waiting on the next

@Citrussoup 7 років тому

Great video Will, I am really happy I stumbled across your channel. I agree that there is a huge struggle between the two extremes of unplugging where you may feel totally disconnected and the addiction of being "plugged in". I think to find the balance we have to realize our power as a consumer and actively choose to put human relationships/interactions first. The same can be said for Love, it's an active choice to remain faithful to another person but unfortunately many believe that it will just come easily or naturally and so they don't try when the going gets rough. If we try as humans to make each other feel important and needed, we'll realize how much power we really have to change the narrative of the world. Thanks again and keep it up.

@zaboomaflew 7 років тому

Your work on youtube is so special Dude, please keep up the fantastic work!

@ryzeonline 7 років тому

Loved it, and loved the link to Tristan Harris. Thank you.

@arHSGHSGHSG3136 5 років тому

Great Job mate, very well done video , can see the amount of work put into it!!!

@BrainBrannigan 7 років тому

love your videos will, genuinely good, well researched, easily presented content. Keep up the good work man

@dionysianapollomarx 7 років тому

You are on my list of favorite UKposts channels with video essays. Thank you so much for existing. haha

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Your work is brilliant ! Concisely informational and entertaining. Your ability to cross reference data to derive ellaborate conclusions from many consituents, sparks an intellectual avant garde aura to mind. Keep it up man!

@schodes 7 років тому

Wow! What a compliment! Thank you so much--that's such a kind thing to say.

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@schodes 7 років тому

Salute!

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Thank you Quentin! I'm glad you like the way I put my videos together. Learning + gratitude is about as good as it gets in my book.

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@f12736 2 роки тому

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@magatsukamisan3444 2 роки тому

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@underhillvoyage5044 7 років тому

That last scene won me over. I can't wait to see more of your content!

@maik6516 7 років тому

Brilliant video. You definitely know how to produce your content in an entertaining, unbiased and still educational way that is quite impressive. I really enjoy the content you produce. Especially because the topics, such as the meaning of life and the addiction economy, are ones that I am interesting in for quite some while now. I am thankful for the internet and all the information that it provides us with - as a German I wouldn't be able to watch your videos otherwise - but at the same time I meet more and more people who seem to have lost control over their attention while craving for the next dopamine rush that social media provides them with. It just bothers me and I hope that these people spend a crucial share of their time to satisfy their need for social hormones of happiness such as serotonin and oxytocin. Not to find a meaning in life, but to live a meaningful life - a life were people enjoy the moment they are living in and are able to share it with the ones they really love. Thank you again for sharing your videos with us. Looking forward to more of your content! P.S. Is there an option to supporting you with a one time financial contribution?

@jackm4155 7 років тому

Just found your channel and watched this video directly after 'Every Story is The Same.' Thought it was interesting how the ad-attention circle (3:24) can function in much the same way as the story narrative circle if you think about it in a funny way. You give the ad/service your attention and going through its experience you are changed to want more of the product/the service/youtube/whatever. Sort of a sad and cynical version of that journey tho lol. Anyway just wanted to say that I'm a fan and hope you keep making videos!

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Your videos are always very interesting and great. Keep the great work!

@KMcDevitt 7 років тому

Great video! Just watched your brilliant DFW one as well, keep it up.

@sneakyanimation 7 років тому

Superb work, Dude! Thanks for this! i gotta read more of Huxley's stuff. i love the old tv interviews.

@imrankibria7400 7 років тому

Love your videos man, such a good style! please keep it up!

@NaderMakki 7 років тому

I genuinely feel lucky that I came across your channel! A combination of great content with fantastic visuals (which I usually don't find in personal, small channels) This subject here is very interesting, and I often argue with the 'anti-technology' people, who - ironically - share their view mostly thru social media. One thing I actually like about social networks, all apps linked to them, and their algorithm in general is that, for the most part, they show you what 'you' want. Yes the general trendy stuff is often shallow or superficial, but their personalised ads and 'related' section is - in a way - under your control. Yes, it's a distraction and at the end of the day it's mainly for the money, but still, as long as I have control over what I'm getting, and as long as I can 'disconnect', this to me seems better than spending hours engaged in a pointless conversation with useless information about someone's day or being stuck with gossips made by the same person who's making the 'popular' material on the Internet the way they are. The attention-grabbing media won't 'grab your attention' unless it knows how to speak to 'you'. So, aren't the 'common people' the ones who choose this unfulfilling material? Why do we often blame the big companies when their business largely depends on 'our' approval? I know this may sound cynical, but whenever I think about this media-audience loop, I end up with one conclusion: the main problem lies in the majority of people, which happens to be "uninformed, easily emotional" as described in the video. But ANYWAY! I'm glad that these platforms exist and give a chance for people like you to share their ideas! :D

@brendanfranklin9508 7 років тому

Nice videos man.. Just subscribed.. Been looking for some new video essays.. Yours are great.. Keep up the good work..

@kronbons 7 років тому

I am blown away how fast your channel has grown! Big congrats!

@tottle321 7 років тому

Absolutely love this channel, and this video especially. Keep up the fantastic work dude.

@pants1337 7 років тому

Incredible video! Well edited and beautifully scripted. So glad we have a new and fresh source of video-essay content on this platform :)

@samuel43834 7 років тому

I like how you separate the video content from the ending supporting message, it gives to the viewer a clearer information of what he really was searching on it. Keep doing great stuff pal :^)

@wheelskis 6 років тому

Hey man, really well made and interesting video. Keep up the good work.

@jenzzuffer 7 років тому

i just really love how you talk about this topic, i appreciate you so much

@giuseppe-olezone 7 років тому

Great video Will! Wallace would be proud of this channel along with video essays as a whole.

@schodes 7 років тому

Thanks Conner! I hope he would be too.

@najibraji4158 7 років тому

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Im positive this channel is gonna be huge over the coming months. People always come back to high quality content, the fact that your getting way more views than subs shows your doung something right. Good luck and more power to you dude.

@cyrilattie 7 років тому

Fans from Madrid! Amazing video! It is smart and you did a great acting and narration! Thank you!

@CostasStergiou 7 років тому

Excellent video once again, thank you for the effort you put into these man. Your videos seem to contain the best editing I've found in youtube lately. Most, for lack of a better term, essay videos nowadays tend to use animations but your way seems much more inclusive and catch-all. After also watching your irony video I was kinda surprised you didn't mention DFWs Infinite Jest, which one could say makes the same arguments, especially when you make the point about being "amused to death" at the end, though I can understand that hinting on a 1000+ page book on a video about fragmented attention could be, well, ironic :)

@jairotenorio4420 4 роки тому

I love your videos man! Amazing work!

@timmiller8330 7 років тому

Thank you. These videos mean a lot to me, keep it up.

@patrickpeterson6947 7 років тому

please continue making videos such as this - you're very good at them. cheers.

@alessandrovolpino9271 6 років тому

Great video! 👍 Keep on doing quality stuff like this :)

@Montessoriproductios 7 років тому

This video is so well made and thought out. What most UKpostsrs do is that they say "this is a problem because of this" and then they don't really explain what one can do to solve it. You do! As well as bring attention to the good things that have come out of the "problem", in this case being addicted to constant information and reward systems in our phones/and or computers. You also said "fuck", which made me respect you more for not censoring what you really feel about it. I hope you read this, because we need more of this thing on UKposts. Great job man.

@dinospumoni663 7 років тому

I've been struggling with this for years now. I am constantly multitasking and getting distracted. I'm thinking of going back down to 1 monitor from my current 3 so I can only have one task on screen at once, and I'm going to try to spend more time focusing on one thing at a time, and spending more time doing more in-depth tasks like long-form reading. I think meditation might also help. Thanks for your video.

@2024vasco 7 років тому

You sir are awesome. Such quality content all videos so far. Please continue!

@benjaminschwartz3837 7 років тому

incredible analysis man. great job i love the channel.

@branchwhitney2140 2 роки тому

Wow! Finding this video and your channel is like a kid finding his/her favorite toy under the Christmas tree. Thanks.

@BehrouzIX 7 років тому

Fantastic video. Attention Economy is actually the main theme of my PhD. We should talk sometime :)

@mikehem 7 років тому

If all content in the attention economy was this succinct, informative and well produced - it wouldn't be quite so scary. Great work.

@Scelenaarwen 7 років тому

Totally didn't look on amazon for half of the books you showed. Great video, makes you kinda reflect and think

@EgameLp 7 років тому

Love your videos and your editing style!

@marcogross4063 4 роки тому

Amazing content! Thanks for sharing it!

@corbenstorey6749 3 роки тому

Inspired me to write my thesis on this topic. Very excited for it thank you

@nickhadjipateras2944 7 років тому

This is a really good and well made video. It's exactly how I fell. Good job man

@0fficer47 7 років тому

This is wonder stuff! I'm a philosophy student and this an excellent take on the good, bad, and ugly of media and tech. You are one the few worthwhile channels on UKposts and am planning on supporting in the future.

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These are such amazing videos you make. Would love to support your work in anyway possible.

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@HxH2011DRA 7 років тому

Dat editing tho

@schodes 7 років тому

I couldn't be happier that you appreciate the editing. Thanks for the comment.

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This channel is one of the few that actually has genuinely good content. Keep it up!

@Patrick-cj7es 7 років тому

I read "Amusing Ourselves to Death" in HS, and Aldous Huxley remains one of my favorite authors and thinkers. And in undergrad I found a love for David Foster Wallace and his Infinite Jest. And I absolutely love Louis C. K. and his raw and sincere, yet always cautiously skeptical view of life. I'm so happy to find you and your videos. They are well animated and edited, a great length, informative, and fulfilling. I'm glad you offer some advice, some solutions, and some qualifiers. You have a great voice! Keep it up!