What Does This Mean?
[ SLANG ][ PSYCHOLOGY ]
The cognitive cost paid every time a notification, popup, or feed update successfully pulls focus away from whatever someone was actually doing.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Every app on my phone is charging an attention tax I never agreed to pay."
LORE & ORIGIN
Named to frame interruption-driven engagement design as a recurring cost extracted from users rather than a neutral feature.
FIRST SEEN
2025
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2025-2026 (Algorithmic Drift Era)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Gen Alpha Slang
Related To:Signal FloodFeed FrictionScroll Budget
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+5 AURA
TREND STATUS
↑ RISING
EDITORIAL ESTIMATE
CULTURE CATEGORY
[ SLANG ][ PSYCHOLOGY ]
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MENTIONS OVER TIME
DOCUMENTED SINCE
2025
NOW
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