physics
Ohm's Law
Resistance isn't futile—it's the only thing standing between you and total conductance.
$ cat /tag/attention-economy/
physics
Voltage
The difference in potential that drives electrons through circuits is the same force that pulls your attention across digital networks—and someone else controls the terminals.
physics
Electric Field
You exist in fields of influence you cannot see, but their effects shape every moment of your digital life.
physics
Coulomb's Law
The force between charged particles weakens with distance—but in the attention economy, your data creates fields that never decay.
physics
Electric Charge
In physics, opposite charges attract—in surveillance capitalism, you are the charge being pulled toward platforms that feed on your polarity.
physics
Phase Transition
You don't notice the exact moment water becomes ice—and you won't notice the moment your attention becomes a commodity.
physics
Negative Temperature
In physics, negative temperature means more energy than equilibrium—in the attention economy, you're burning hotter than baseline, and the platform is feeding the fire.
physics
Planck's Law
Every emission has a cost, every observation changes what's observed, and in the attention economy, you are the black body radiating data.
physics
Black Body Radiation
You absorb everything, emit everything, and the temperature of your attention economy is rising.
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Wien's Law
The hotter something burns, the bluer its light—and the platforms know exactly what temperature keeps you scrolling.