博客來How do symbols, numbers, and repeated warnings shape what we notice-and what we ignore? In this provocative investigation, we explore the cognitive and social mechanics behind engineered apathy, showing how habituation, semantic satiation, and symbolic exhaustion can dull the human mind.
Through history, policy, and modern digital culture, this book reveals how ordinary people are caught between signals and noise, where recognition no longer guarantees understanding and awareness rarely ensures action. From Arctic defenses to viral memes, from historical patterns to cognitive psychology, Engineered Apathy exposes the hidden architecture of perception and the forces that shape it.
For readers who want clarity, insight, and a deeper understanding of how societies interpret-or fail to interpret-critical signals, this book offers a rigorous, evidence-based lens on the patterns behind attention, inaction, and manipulation.
