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FEBRUARY 26, 2015|TRENDS & CULTURE


Attention Wealth: Why Our Attention Is Worth More Than Ever


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Attention Wealth is a simple idea with a lot behind it: in the information economy, our attention holds greater value, leading us to be more skeptical of those who rely on spectacles to manipulate us.

The idea of our attention as a form of wealth felt like a perfect way to underscore and start to describe the battle that is happening right now for our attention on every level. The positive upside? If we can better understand how wealthy we all are, we can start to find better ways to monetize and prioritize our own attention.

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