The Theft of Attention

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See also the description of "Dimensions Of Attention". Just as several simultaneous electrostatic attractions acting from differerent directions will deform the orbitals of the capacitor's dielectric, sometimes to the extent of a breakdown (where the dielectric momentarily becomes a conductor), then the psycho-capacitance which is Attention can be broken down by too many simultaneous persuasions or demands (psycho-capacitive charges). This is a theft of attention, often perpetrated by advertisements and spam, and can be mitigated by the sort of Faraday shielding which disperses or redirects the offending psycho-charge, the filtering which comes from relevance. Stray EMF can be dissipated through the realisation that those humans who consider themselves worthy of Attention are in fact irrelevant. Ignore spam texts. Block them in your phone and your email. Selectively choose the television "content" you watch. Default your television to wallpaper mode, not to BBC or ITV. Ignore bonus cards, competitions, and special offers. Run an IVR on your phone, requiring all callers to identify themselves. Turn off System Updates and stop chasing untried new "upgrades". Honour only the vendors which you find sell understandable and reliable products. You don't need the remainder :)