How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

2019 • 257 pages

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Average rating3.6

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Read this immediately after [b:Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion 43126457 Trick Mirror Reflections on Self-Delusion Jia Tolentino https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1544069605l/43126457.SY75.jpg 66925717], and boy, what a contrast. Jenny writes with actual substance, and while her prognosis of the world is still (imo realistically) grim, her musings include some cause for hope and action. I thought this book threaded the needle of being both academic-adjacent and accessible rather well. At each moment where I began to roll my eyes at Odell's privilege, she headed me off at the pass and addressed it. A good read, recommend.

October 25, 2019