The Attention Economy: A Quick Chat

There's only one Bee in the pod today! B.E. Lyonga shares her thoughts on today's "attention economy", and the ethics of being entertained by other people's real life experiences such as psychological crises, marital problems, and more. As examples she discusses recent viral videos including: a woman claiming that her psychiatrist manipulated her romantic feelings for him, a wife having second thoughts about her marriage, and a homeless mother contemplating suicide. What is the benefit versus the cost of the current oversharing culture?