Mental Penguins: The Attention Economy and the Collapse of Deep Reading

Crisis in Perception · Jun 5, 2026 · 46m

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

This episode explores Mental Penguins by Ivelin Sardamov as a systems-level analysis of the interaction between technological systems, neurobiology, and education.

The discussion examines:

• incentive structures

• institutional persistence

• feedback loops

• hidden system dynamics

• structural outcomes

• how digital environments shape attention and learning

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