Attention Is Currency: Inside the Trauma Economy

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Attention Is Currency: Inside the Trauma Economy

Atypica Insight Radio

8 minutes 28 seconds

5 days ago

Attention Is Currency: Inside the Trauma Economy

Something you watch for empathy could be fueling a market that profits from pain. In this episode we unpack the "trauma economy": how TikTok, Instagram and YouTube amplify vulnerability for engagement and turn lived suffering into a revenue stream. Listen to the end to learn how to spot authentic mental-health sharing, protect your own well‑being online, and use your attention to change platform incentives.

🎯 Key Insights You'll Gain
- 🤖 How algorithms "smell vulnerability": Why emotional intensity (shock, breakdowns, raw confession) drives amplification across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, and how platform mechanics reward quick-grab, high-engagement moments
- 🎭 Three creator types decoded: Mission-driven practitioners (therapists/advocates), authentic advocates (lived-experience community-builders), and performative monetizers (trauma-as-sales-funnel)—how to tell them apart
- 🔁 The harmful feedback loop: Engagement → amplification → monetization → pressure to escalate vulnerability, and the real psychological and ethical consequences for creators and viewers
- 🧭 Practical consumer actions: How to curate your feed, use "not interested" tools, favor creators who monetize solutions not suffering, and set limits to avoid vicarious trauma
- ⚖️ Why destigmatization isn’t enough: When mental-health conversations become content, therapeutic value can be lost—what genuine sharing looks like (processed stories, clear boundaries, monetization tied to services not pain)

Who should listen
- Social media users tired of being emotionally overwhelmed by feeds
- Creators navigating pressure to monetize vulnerability
- Mental-health professionals and advocates concerned about public discourse
- Anyone curious about how attention economies shape what gets seen and rewarded

Want to act after listening? Start by auditing your follow list: keep accounts that educate and set boundaries; mute or unfollow accounts that escalate suffering for clicks. Your attention is currency—choose where you spend it.

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