The Sirens’ Call
How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource
Hayes argues that the fight for our attention has become the defining struggle of the age, reshaping politics, work, and our sense of self.
The MSNBC host turns his attention to attention itself, arguing that it has become the scarcest and most fought-over resource of our time. Drawing on philosophy, history, and his own life in cable news, Hayes shows how the competition to capture our focus now shapes politics, technology, and the texture of daily experience. He makes the case that reclaiming our attention is not a self-help project but a civic one, central to keeping a free society intact.
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