Simone Weil's insight recirculates: attention is the foundation of morality
round · x · 2026-09-17
A repost highlighting Simone Weil's famous insight that attention is the foundation of morality, and that letting your attention span degrade is the first step on the road to hell — a resonant reminder in the age of attention-grabbing feeds.
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