Civic Attention
We’re a nimble ideas lab probing the intersection of the modern information environment and civic life. We’re interested in learning to live better with the internet — as individuals and as a society.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 14 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 8 months ago |
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Institutions, Meet the Simulation
The algorithmic funhouse mirror we call the “Simulation” has rewired how information and trust flow between individuals, communities, and institutions. With confidence in traditional media and civic institutions at historic lows, practition...
Attention Populists
In June, we explored how the results of a recent Civic Attention survey with YouGov indicate a growing “attention rebellion” among today’s young adults, who are the first generation of Americans to forge their civic identities entirely onli...
Why Democrats Don’t Need Their Own Social Network
In the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, a familiar post‑mortem has taken hold among Democrats: they lost the fight for attention online (again).
In reaction to this reality, some have begun to argue for a new, bespoke left-of-c...
New Survey: Gen Z’s Attention Rebellion
In a must-listen January interview with Chris Hayes on the state of the contemporary attention environment, Ezra Klein predicted a “true backlash” born of sheer exhaustion with an information ecosystem that he warns is “corrod[ing] our soul...
Feed Frenzy
The social internet dream began with a bold premise: bring the relationships and passions that define us offline into cyberspace, and life will get better. Early Facebook embodied that vision: post photos from the weekend’s party, tag frien...
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