physics
Self-Induction
How the electromagnetic feedback loop that powers transformers mirrors the recursive cycles of digital attention that shape who you become.
$ cat /tag/attention-economy/
physics
Magnetic Flux
Your attention flows through invisible fields, and someone is counting every line that passes through you.
physics
Magnetic Field
You don't see the field until you're already caught in it—how invisible forces shape your trajectory through digital space.
physics
Kirchhoff's Laws
In circuits and attention economies alike, what flows in must flow out—but the question is where it goes, and who controls the junction.
physics
Parallel Circuit
In a parallel circuit, current finds multiple paths—just like your attention splits across infinite digital channels, each one draining you simultaneously.
circuits
Series Circuit
In a series circuit, current has only one path—and so do you, flowing through platforms designed to never let you break free.
physics
Circuit
In physics, a circuit requires a closed loop for energy to flow—but in the attention economy, you are both the conductor and the current being consumed.
physics
Resistor
Every component in a circuit fights the current—including you.
physics
Capacitor
You store charge between plates of metal and dielectric, holding potential energy in an electric field—just like the platforms store your attention between sessions, building up tension until you return.
physics
Capacitance
You store charge between two surfaces that never touch—just like the platforms store your attention between scrolling sessions that never end.