Fifth book of the year (audio): The Sirens’ Call by Chris Hayes. The most thoughtful of the “attention economy” books and articles I’ve read. Also very clearly defines what he means by “commodification of attention,” which is sometimes a loose phrase. 8/10 - ThreadSky

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bill-of-lefts.bsky.social • 94 days ago

Fifth book of the year (audio): The Sirens’ Call by Chris Hayes. The most thoughtful of the “attention economy” books and articles I’ve read. Also very clearly defines what he means by “commodification of attention,” which is sometimes a loose phrase. 8/10

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jimmy-jim-james.bsky.social•53 days ago

TLDNR

jimmy-jim-james.bsky.social•53 days ago

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dsquareddigest.bsky.social•94 days ago

it's a very good book

awbird.bsky.social•94 days ago

No way to Gold Reserves for Crypto. Another scheme to devalue the dollar or bankrupt the economy!

danlehner.bsky.social•74 days ago

my wife’s mom just got me this book as a gift, looking forward to it!

givecare.bsky.social•94 days ago

I just finished it. I highly recommend it.

mikesenters.bsky.social•94 days ago

I picked this up but still haven’t read it. Really need to get around to it soon.

indivisualist.bsky.social•94 days ago

Sirens' Call is terrific. Tip: get the Audible edition. 👍
(No I don't work for them. It's just that CH narrates!)

shanehoffman.bsky.social•94 days ago

Say more! I thought I knew Smedley Butler’s story, but your use of the word brutal surprises and intrigues me.

bill-of-lefts.bsky.social•94 days ago

I mean, the man was directly and indirectly responsible for the repression of a lot of uprisings

shanehoffman.bsky.social•94 days ago

You make a good point—I guess my understanding of him as a person is based more in his later life after he became a whistleblower about the injustice of American imperialism in Latin America. I forget about what he did pre-awakening. ✌️

bill-of-lefts.bsky.social•94 days ago

Yeah a major theme of the book is how his own brutality led him to a critique of imperialism

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