{"product_id":"attensity-a-manifesto-of-the-attention-liberation-movement-hardcover","title":"Attensity!: A Manifesto of the Attention Liberation Movement - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThe Friends of Attention\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rallying cry to fight the commodification of human attention, with the tools we need to reclaim our humanity, by a group of writers, artists, and activists in the vanguard of the movement \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A stirring battle cry on behalf of our shared humanity against the forces that seek to diminish and degrade it. Downright invigorating. Just what the moment calls for.\"--Chris Hayes, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sirens' Call\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe all feel it: something is seriously wrong. Our attention--that essential ability to give our minds and senses to the world--is being trapped, gutted, and sold out from under us by an industry of immense technological and financial power. The heedless exploitation of this vital capacity by a handful of tech companies is harming us all, reducing our very selfhood to that which can be quantified, bought, and sold--and shaking the foundations of our democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo push back against this \"human fracking,\" we need more than individual willpower or isolated efforts. We need a \u003ci\u003emovement\u003c\/i\u003e of collective resistance. Such a movement is beginning to bloom, and in this radical, first-of-its-kind guide, The Friends of Attention show us how to join the fight. We meet welders, nurses, poets, and surfers, all of whom are engaged in attentional practices. We learn to seek out sanctuaries--theaters and museums, houses of worship, dance parties--where together we can take refuge from the frackers. Attention Activism takes our apocalyptic present, turns it on its head, and reveals new vistas of human flourishing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a rich legacy of critical intellectuals and the creative wisdom of diverse traditions, \u003ci\u003eAttensity\u003c\/i\u003e calls on us to come together to defeat the greedy dehumanizing forces of brute instrumentalization--and re-enchant the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Friends of Attention\u003c\/b\u003e is a collective of activists, artists, and thinkers. Three editors and long-standing \"Friends\" helped \u003ci\u003eAttensity! \u003c\/i\u003etake shape: \u003cb\u003eD. Graham Burnett\u003c\/b\u003e is the Henry Charles Lea Professor of history of science at Princeton University. \u003cb\u003eAlyssa Loh\u003c\/b\u003e, a filmmaker, co-directed the short film \"Twelve Theses on Attention.\" \u003cb\u003ePeter Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e is the Program Director of the Strother School of Radical Attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.31 x 5.73 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47368172601522,"sku":"9798217086153","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3EHGutqgj89798217086153.webp?v=1777576050","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/attensity-a-manifesto-of-the-attention-liberation-movement-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}