The Attention Singularity: The Point Where Civilization Loses the Ability to Think Deeply
The attention singularity is the point where sustained focus falls below 50% in a population. Once this threshold is crossed, collective decision-making and long-term planning become structurally impossible. There is a point at which retrieval-based cognition replaces reflective cognition for a majority of the population. After that threshold, society cannot regain its capacity for sustained … The Attention Singularity: The Point Where Civilization Loses the Ability to Think Deeply