Attention norms should probably bear many similarities to water law (in its full complexity across states & times)
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing if someone is dying of attention thirst in a desert you are morally obligated to pay attention to them unless they're men1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin for one thing cognitive surplus is like surface water, but sometimes attention is a scarce resource like water in Nevada2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing attention whoring is bad because it's like damming a communal river for your own power?2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin not all attention seeking is attention whoring - different standards for different behaviors & kind of attention sought1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing the fountain example is perfect because even if someone does it innocently you still tell them to stop1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @drethelin
@sarahdoingthing some people really do need a bath and have nothing better than the fountain but we still don't want them in our fountain.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@sarahdoingthing in fact the grosser and more in need they are the less we want them1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing babies are both needy and gross but we don't blame them the way we might homeless men or loud women2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@drethelin their only way of communicating is by ambulance siren, not their fault at all but it's awful (ps silent ambulance communities!)
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing right now I'm a block away from a fire station it's kinda rough1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin yeah huge externality, people in the surrounding 20-block radius to not need to be constantly warned of someone's tragedy0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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