The Attention Economy

into the attention economy

a theme park built on addiction

   hey you! look at this

   now, pat my back

   leave me compliments

   shower me with praise

   we all love the dopamine

   do not mind the ads

   please leave a like if you can

and out of the attention economy

another way to monetize addiction

   hey you! look at this

   now tell me to fug off

   leave me hate comments

   shower me with vitriol

   we still love the dopamine

   you still have to look at the ads

   please leave a thumbs down if you have the balls

   you will likely interact

this is the attention economy

a pit of despair full of emotion

built on our addiction to any kind of attention

all just to sell...   more fuggin' advertisements?

   this must not be real, I am awake again in the nightmare

Author's Note

Reviews

[Tom]

Frighening, dispairing, depressing even, those that prey on the naive public to line their own pockets, thinking especially of the poor, the addicts etc of this world, they deserve support as opposed to exploitation by unprincipled pariahs!!

Excellent penmanship poet amigo!! Ps.. Luv me some Johnnie Cash, great accompanying soundtrack!!

[Desert Knave]

LOL. There is quite the economy on the basis of someone having to see that ad over and over. Nicely done. ~Jim