<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The attention economy trains platforms to compete... > The attention economy trains platforms to compete for human salience. A deliberate user asks whether the system is increasing learning, agency, and connection or merely turning stimulation into a habit that benefits someone else's objective. **Source:** [[livestreams/Protecting Attention for a More Deliberate Life - Workbook|Protecting Attention for a More Deliberate Life]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The attention economy trains platforms to compete for human salience. A deliberate user asks whether the system is increasing learning, agency, and connection or merely turning stimulation into a habit that benefits someone else's objective.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-attention-economy-trains-someone-elses-objective ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->