La Croix: You affirm that the spectacular rise of digital tools in recent years “fractures” our attention spans. What do you mean ?
Graham Burnett: Our attention is fundamental. It is the “water” of our soul, a resource without which we could not survive, because it conditions our ability to be with others – and therefore our fulfillment. This faculty is not limited to a capacity for “concentration” directed towards an object; it is an openness to others, a form of cognitive and sensory engagement with what surrounds us. It conditions our relationship with the world, the care we provide, the meaning we give to things.
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