LEADER 04969nam 22006735 450 001 9910349530903321 005 20240429193703.0 010 $a3-030-21848-1 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-21848-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000009191150 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-21848-5 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5897457 035 $a(PPN)252890248 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009191150 100 $a20190905d2019 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Attention Deficit $eUnintended Consequences of Digital Connectivity /$fby Swati Bhatt 205 $a1st ed. 2019. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (XXIII, 190 p. 35 illus.) 311 0 $a3-030-21847-3 327 $a1. Connectivity, Attention and Risk -- 2. Time: The Measure of Connectivity -- 3. The Psychology of Connectivity: Follower Counts and Identity -- 4. The Economics of Connectivity: Communication Markets -- 5. Streaming Technology and the Entertainment Industry -- 6. Content Tsunami -- 7. Attention Deficit and Diminished Risk Taking -- 8. Restoring Boldness and Reducing Apathy -- 9. Conclusion: Dialogue, not Walls. 330 $aDigital technology has enabled connectivity on an unimagined scale. Human beings are social animals and economic activity promotes this socialization. Market transactions are based on optimism about the future, faith that the world is good and trust that growth is organic or coming from within the system. Individuals therefore invest in the future by having children, by extending credit and accepting risk, and by building connections with others in the sincere expectation of this connectivity being reciprocated. This book explores the unintended consequences of ubiquitous connectivity. The first effect is captured by the sharing model. Technology offers multiple avenues for sharing experiences and personal information, so active engagement with this increased content uses mental effort. Connection inevitably leads to comparisons with other groups and individuals, so despite the benefits of affirmation and group inclusion, these links corrode social networks, leading to depression and mental apathy. The second effect--the result of the commercialization of sharing--is encapsulated in the attention deficit model. Loss of self-worth, driven by the first effect, encourages further connectivity and sharing as buyers seek more comfort and reassurance via social media, paying with time and personal information. The product is digital content and the payment is with time and data. Correspondingly, social media fulfills this demand with exuberance, both via user-generated content and commercially curated content. We are overwhelmed with even more information, paying with increasingly scarce time and attention. Finally, the third and most consequential effect is diminished risk taking. Attention scarcity, as a consequence of the content tsunami, throttles cognitive effort, impairing judgment and decision-making. So the safe bet may be to do nothing . . . take no risks and no gambles. Weaving together the latest research on economics, psychology, and neuroscience, this book fills a void for readers wanting a smart, clear analysis of communications markets and the commercialization of Internet-inspired connectivity. 606 $aEconomics 606 $aEconomic policy 606 $aBehavioral economics 606 $aEconomics$xPsychological aspects 606 $aCulture 606 $aTechnology 606 $aPopular Science in Economics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q34000 606 $aR & D/Technology Policy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W43000 606 $aBehavioral/Experimental Economics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W54000 606 $aEconomic Psychology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Y20230 606 $aCulture and Technology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/411180 615 0$aEconomics. 615 0$aEconomic policy. 615 0$aBehavioral economics. 615 0$aEconomics$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aCulture. 615 0$aTechnology. 615 14$aPopular Science in Economics. 615 24$aR & D/Technology Policy. 615 24$aBehavioral/Experimental Economics. 615 24$aEconomic Psychology. 615 24$aCulture and Technology. 676 $a330 676 $a004 700 $aBhatt$b Swati$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0925432 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910349530903321 996 $aThe Attention Deficit$92214248 997 $aUNINA