Unplugging that cellphone can feel a bit like an act of resistance. D. Graham Burnett, a professor of the history of science at Princeton, calls the online, monetized attention economy an example of “human fracking”. Companies are going to ever greater lengths to extract this precious resource from us. Burnett warns, “This is creating conditions that are at odds with human flourishing. We know this. And we need to mount new forms of resistance.” In this service, BVUUF Service Associate Nicolette Toussaint, joined by Music Director Tad Koriath and Service Associate Margaret English, will explore how our attention is being mined, and how and where we can mindfully resist.
