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# The Greatest Trick Played by Internet Giants
- URL: https://chrisenns.com/2021/09/the-greatest-trick-played-by-internet-giants/
- Published: 2021-09-28T06:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-08T19:00:57.000Z
- Description: The greatest trick modern internet giants played on us was making us believe that political engagement requires sacrificing our own health.
- Author: Chris Enns
- Tags: Internet

From [Craig Mod's excellent Roden newsletter issue #59](https://craigmod.com/roden/059/?ref=chrisenns.com):

> The greatest trick modern internet giants played on us was making us believe that political engagement — to be an ally, as it were — requires sacrificing our own health (physical and mental). When, in fact, the most capable (and, paradoxically, tuned into the world) and tangibly influential folk I know are those disengaged from that dopamine-cortisol loop.

Related: Craig's article from way back in 2017 in Wired, [How I Got My Attention Back](https://www.wired.com/2017/01/how-i-got-my-attention-back/?ref=chrisenns.com)