William Ngiam | 严祥全 @williamngiam.github.io · 28/05/2026This speaks to a tension where some think digital technology remains useful or necessary, whereas others think the solution is to completely remove digital technology. Our analysis has implications for national policies like social media bans (like the one in place in Australia where we are based). 130 0
William Ngiam | 严祥全 @williamngiam.github.io · 28/05/2026Our analysis has something useful for journalists or media writers on describing what the felt impacts in the general public supposedly are. By the same coin, our analysis has something useful for attention researchers who want to better place their work in the context of this public issue. 130 0
William Ngiam | 严祥全 @williamngiam.github.io · 28/05/2026I gave a public talk based on the insights from this research last year; it was clear that what we had seen in our paper was understood and resonated with the crowd, so I have confidence in the credibility of our analysis. (I go on about the lack of evidence behind some media narrative on this.)thecentreofattention.substack.comAttention! Are we losing it?My view on the public narratives around digital technology and attention 140 0