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Do What MATAs • Interactive Satire

Distraction Simulator 2.0

A 60-second attention test. Click what matters. Miss enough, and the feed wins.

What you’re doing

You’ll see a stream of floating chips. Some are signal (the kind of thinking
that slows you down in a good way). Some are distraction
(the kind of certainty that speeds you up in a bad way).

The system gets faster. The language gets fuzzier. That’s intentional.

There is no winning. The score is just how long you lasted
before your attention hit zero.

How to play

  1. Pick a level: Casual, Normal, or Observer.
  2. Press Start (audio begins only after this click).
  3. Click chips you judge as “signal”.
  4. Wrong clicks cost more than right clicks earn.
  5. The round ends at 0:00 or when Attention reaches 0.
Casual
Slower feed. Clearer phrasing. Gentle penalties.

Normal
Balanced speed. Mixed clarity. Real tradeoffs.

Observer
Ambiguity mode. Faster, denser, less obvious.

Tip: If sound doesn’t play on iPhone, toggle mute once after pressing Start.


LIVE FEED
Round: 60s • No login • Global leaderboard

Distraction Simulator
Classify fast, but think slower than the feed wants you to.


After you crash

You didn’t fail. The system isn’t designed to be manageable.

Reflection prompt: What didn’t you have time to think about?

Why this exists

Distraction Simulator is a short-form satire experiment about attention,
outrage cycles, and what gets buried while we’re reacting.

No accounts. No funnels. Just a small project with a sharp point.