{"product_id":"pay-attention","title":"Pay Attention","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• By \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDavid Pakman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Release Date: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSep 22, 2026\u003cbr\u003e• ISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9780063569805\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e288 Pages\u003cbr\u003e• Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHas the dystopian future of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e1984\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e arrived? As Pakman forewarns in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePay Attention\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, we confront a very Orwellian threat of totalitarianism, as technological “advancements” have rendered us not just passive but willing participants in a Huxleyesque world where our humanity becomes swallowed by the Attention Economy. Drawing on his experience fighting in the digital trenches, Pakman illustrates how and why political news and commentary has become more fragmented, extreme, and divisive in a self-fulfilling, self-feeding media environment. His reports from the front line of the media and culture wars are beyond eye-opening, including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow he rose to prominence by methodical trial and error in an ever-changing media landscape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow a requirement for controversy means we are already losing the battle for truth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow audience capture is rewiring our brains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe dark science behind thumbnails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy the Right is built for the Attention Economy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe myth of media “independence”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow the user has become the product…and why we no longer even need human creators to mine this product.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe future is already here—and with AI creep, it’s only accelerating!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSure to speak to his millions of avidly engaged viewers, as well as to readers of such titles as Chris Hayes’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sirens’ Call\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Jenny Odell’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow To Do Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and Ezra Klein’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhy We’re Polarized\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePay Attention\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a perfectly timed book that will show us how “the machine” works…and what we must do lest we become part of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44861574512729,"sku":"978-0063569805","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0183\/6405\/files\/PayAttention.jpg?v=1788971617","url":"https:\/\/shop.givingtons.com\/products\/pay-attention","provider":"Givington's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}