Spiral of Attention

Spiral of Attention

Sporting events lay bare the attentional spiral: seats are literally arranged in a circle around the action, and the crowds are not just allowed to gawk at the action, but are encouraged to do so over the loudspeakers. The rules of civility are upended: staring in public and commenting aloud one's opinions of another's performance is the nature of sports spectating, and the entire stadium is arranged to increase it. 

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