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  • Published In: Dissent (0012-3846), 2025, v. 72, n. 2. P. 11 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Barba-Kay, Antón 3 of 3

Abstract

If there's one universally held truism in the digital age, it's that our attention has gone awry. The subject has been developed by so many authors—including Johann Hari, Cal Newport, Nicholas Carr, Tim Wu, Jenny Odell, and Jonathan Haidt—that it has become a subgenre of tech writing, complete with its own obligatory tropes (our evolutionary brain is being hacked!), quotes (Blaise Pascal, P.T. Barnum), and home remedies (have you considered meditation?). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Dissent (0012-3846). 2025/04, Vol. 72, Issue 2, p11
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Sociology
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0012-3846
  • DOI:10.1353/dss.2025.a959994
  • Accession Number:185450479
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