Politically resisting attention capitalism requires sabotaging ratings systems

Evidence

But, since calls for responsibility rarely contribute to the reversal of an oppressive domination, it is doubtless desirable to supplement this imperative of political resistance with an INVITATION TO PREVENTATIVE SABOTAGE: hackers of all countries, unite to paralyse the ratings machinery wherever you can! — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 167

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Discretion and concealment constitute meaningful resistance to attention capitalism — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 143; Political knowledge enables resistance to media agenda setting via counterarguing — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1492; The counterculture was co-opted when networks traded relevant programming for viewer attention — Tim Wu, The Attention Merchants, 584 (+1 more)

Broader Connections