The Attention Economy's Last Bargain
We have traded our inner lives for a stream of notifications. What would it take to reclaim the capacity for sustained thought?
Maya Osei·12 min
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Maya Osei
Culture critic and essayist — New York
Maya Osei writes on technology, attention, and the texture of modern life. Her essays have appeared in n+1, The Point, and Harper's. She is working on a book about distraction and its discontents, set to publish in 2027. She lives in New York.