Should Big Tech Pay Reparations for Attention Loss?
Big Tech companies monetize our attention through addictive algorithms that generate over $600 billion annually while causing measurable cognitive harm—reducing attention spans by 33% since 2015 and costing the global economy $450 billion in lost productivity. Former tech insiders, researchers, and policymakers now argue these companies should pay reparations for systematically exploiting psychological vulnerabilities. Emerging frameworks include direct user compensation, mandatory algorithmi...
