The shortening of attention spans (despite being value-neutral) is a much fretted-over symptom of the digital age. Handwringing over a perceived lack of deep reflection is missing the point; the abundance of material at hand and the ease of access to media and content allows for unparalleled intellectual freedom and presents an entire world of opportunity to the enterprising autodidact. To look at the wealth of accessible information provided by the internet and digital platforms and call it generational intellectual malnourishment is to be an uncreative crank [...]
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https://museumofcryptoart.medium.com/physicality-medium-etc-278348299947
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The shortening of attention spans (despite being value-neutral) is a much fretted-over symptom of the digital age. Handwringing over a perceived lack of deep reflection is missing the point; the abundance of material at hand and the ease of access to media and content allows for unparalleled intellectual freedom and presents an entire world of opportunity to the enterprising autodidact. To look at the wealth of accessible information provided by the internet and digital platforms and call it generational intellectual malnourishment is to be an uncreative crank [...]
Read the complete article on the MOCA blog:
https://museumofcryptoart.medium.com/physicality-medium-etc-278348299947
Let us know what you think in this thread
