How have tech-related cultural norms changed over the years?

[Dani]

What tech-related cultural norms today do you think would have shocked you early in your career?

[Reverend Jim]

1. Rage-baiting
2. The attention economy
3. Reaction videos

Although #3 is more disappointment than shock.

[Dani]

I think the whole attention economy thing is something that I'm trying to push, perhaps a little forcefully, on the old school DaniWeb members, and definitely feeling a bit of pushback.

[Reverend Jim]

I'm referring to that segment of the population that will do anything to get attention. Like videos of themselves car-surfing. Some people warrant attention by having something to say worth listening to, or doing noteworthy things. Others just scream LOOK AT ME!!!!!!!!!

[Dani]

I interpret the attention economy to be how there are just sooo many choices these days, and so much competing for a user's attention, that, as a website, we only have a split second to both grab a user's attention and reduce the friction for engagement.

Google AI and Wikipedia seem to agree with me.

[SCBWV]

Jim reminded me of a quote: “If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing.” Benjamin Franklin

[Reverend Jim]

It's not just people wanting my attention. It's the devices and the people behind them who create the algorithms so we keep our attention on their devices (and ads, obviously). And it's not just them wanting my attention; it's them putting a price on it and selling it.