{"id":398474,"date":"2019-03-07T19:47:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T18:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/technologys-battle-for-our-attention\/"},"modified":"2019-03-07T19:47:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T18:47:25","slug":"technologys-battle-for-our-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/technologys-battle-for-our-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"technology\u2019s battle for our attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/mind-distracted-technologys-battle-attention-034909034.html?guccounter=1\"><strong>AFP<\/strong><\/a><br \/>March 7, 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"22\"><strong>Between distractions, diversions and the flickering allure of a random suggestion, the major computer platforms aim to keep us glued to our screens come what may. Now some think it is time to escape the tyranny of the digital age.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"23\">Everyone staring for hours at a screen has had some exposure to \u201ccaptology\u201d \u2014 a word coined by behavioural scientist BJ Fogg to describe the invisible and manipulative way in which technology can persuade and influence those using it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"24\">\u201cThere is nothing we can do, like it or not, where we can escape persuasive technology,\u201d this Standford University researcher wrote in 2010.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"25\">All of us experience this \u201cpersuasive technology\u201d on a daily basis, whether it\u2019s through the endlessly-scrollable Facebook or the autoplay function on Netflix or YouTube, where one video flows seamlessly into another.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/mind-distracted-technologys-battle-attention-034909034.html?guccounter=1\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Thursday, March 7, 2019  at  7:41 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/the-mind-distracted-technologys-battle-for-our-attention.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<p><!--\n      \n\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n\n \n -->    <\/p>\n<p><!--\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gm2pZEeYN0E?list=UUvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/the-mind-distracted-technologys-battle-for-our-attention.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFPMarch 7, 2019 Between distractions, diversions and the flickering allure of a random suggestion, the major computer platforms aim to keep us glued to our screens come what may. 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