Platforms profit from connectivity because sensitivity consumes costly time

Evidence

Obviously, online platforms favor connectivity, not simply by virtue of being online, but also arguably for profit, since the difference between connectivity and sensitivity is time, and time is money. Again, too expensive. — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing, 111

Categorization

• SEED: Angle: the attention economy runs on eliminating ‘time cost’ from encounter, so what it monetizes is precisely the absence of genuine listening.