"One thing they could do is buy their way into Hollywood. Think about it for a second."
If only the author did, then maybe he wouldn't have written this post.
Why would anyone want to buy an industry in self-imposed decline when they can sit on their hands, wait for them to wither, then push them around with whatever terms they like.
Real life is pretty hard too. We let so many people into university that difficulty almost necessarily has to drop in order to keep enrollment numbers up.
Very interesting. I know what I'll be doing with my afternoon.
I lacked this language, but yes I think that's a fair reading of my position.
There's a broader argument that facebook really is providing a valuable service to us by making us aware of products and services that really will make our lives better. I'm unmoved by that claim, as I suspect most of us are.
Can't be certain, but I know that from a subjective perspective my brain feels the same way browsing timeline as it does when I'm doing math or reasoning intently. The experience of cognitive strain is present in both cases.
One example in the book is that even hard to read fonts can cause cognitive strain and make you judge the content of the text differently. I see that as being largely analogous.
From my reading of the book (and the exerpt you have mentioned here), I'd agree that System 2 is in play when looking at the Timeline; it does create some cognitive load.
However, I can't remember anything backing your assertion that System 2 is more susceptible to advertising. In fact, my reading is the opposite: System 1 cannot help but read words or look at images, and it is easily swayed by various advertising techniques. It would be System 2 that processes what's happening, realizes you are trying to be sold something that you probably don't want/need, then rejects it. Isn't it a lack of engagement of System 2 that leads people to instinctively click ads or follow spam links?
"I was given access to the most amazing tools and technology humanity has ever known and was born with an incredibly ability to use them. Now I'm going to go out of my way to make it harder for others to follow in my footsteps."
It's a massive shame that such a specific and high level skill-set is squandered doing something so completely useless.
If only the author did, then maybe he wouldn't have written this post.
Why would anyone want to buy an industry in self-imposed decline when they can sit on their hands, wait for them to wither, then push them around with whatever terms they like.
People need to stop reading TechCrunch.