Stiegler defines attention etymologically as waiting on infinity

Evidence

In perfect contrast, let us consider Bernard Stiegler’s Taking Care of Youth and the Generations (2008). Stiegler, a French philosopher whose work centers on technology, approaches the problem etymologically, writing that “to pay attention is essentially to wait (attendre).” … What attention…waits on/for…is the infinity of the object”—an infinity, he argues, that, mirror-like, reflects the inner infinity of whoever is attending. — The Friends of Attention, Attensity!, 64

Categorization

• DEFINE: The rival, non-extractive definition of attention key to understanding what the extraction regime destroys.
• QUESTION: The ‘infinity of the object’ claim is philosophically dense; worth chasing Stiegler’s own argument to assess it fairly.