This is one of the most important things you’ll read this year.
James writes:
Focusing on the measures of ‘engagement’ and ‘ratings’ has turned out to be at odds with our mental well-being, creating a negative feedback loop, where our worst attributes; aggression, paranoia, a lack of trust and a perspective of hopelessness in each other are amplified by those engagement measures. Our mental well-being, in this case, is what is called an externality .
Reblog via James
This is one of those ideas that constantly recurs in my mind throughout my day, one of those perspective-affecting mental models that helps me navigate the world, and hopefully will do the same for you.
