Attention-maximizing incentives plus eroded norms produced unconstrained provocation
Evidence
All of this followed from the logic of the internet economy: “People are just trying to get attention by any means,” Grandmaison explained. “That’s really what’s going to be the thing that decides if you’re successful or not. And it’s kind of all about if you really want to play that game or not.” In a world where money reigned supreme and norms no longer constrained behavior, there was no downside to chasing the most extreme forms of provocation. Shame was just another roadblock to profit. — W. David Marx, Blank Space, 823
Categorization
Category: Causal Relationships
- XREF: This is the mechanism the reader needs: the status/incentive logic beneath the death of the sellout, central to their stated purpose.