Attention ROI
The economic metric calculating the financial cost per hour of sustained, high-fidelity cognitive presence and enjoyment ($/hour).
Portmanteau of psychology's 'attention' and finance's 'ROI' (Return on Investment).
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Dual Nuance AnalysisUsed in personal finance and lifestyle design to calculate how much utility, joy, or focus you extract from a purchase relative to the time spent using it.
“A $60 video game played for 120 hours delivers a stellar attention ROI of 50 cents per hour compared to a $20 movie ticket for two hours.”
Used to contrast low-cost high-immersion digital escapism (such as gaming at $0.50/hr) with high-cost low-retention physical escapism (nightclubs at $50/hr).
“Our essay on attention ROI mathematically defends digital escapism as an efficient harm reduction sandbox for impulsive spending.”
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