A sharp definition of slop: media attention networks push humans to make
matdryhurst · x · 2026-07-24
The quoted line offers a sharp definition of slop: it is “the media that attention networks prompt humans to make.” In other words, the joke is that algorithmic attention doesn’t just distribute content—it actively shapes the kind of media people produce.
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