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The Attention Economy Is Breaking

Original: The Attention Economy Is Breaking | Lemonade Stand 🍋

A new commentary argues that the attention economy — the business model built on capturing and monetizing human focus — is breaking down. With hundreds of thousands of people engaging with the discussion, viewers are debating claims that platforms can no longer reliably hold or monetize attention, and that audiences are tuning out as content saturation, algorithm fatigue and creator burnout erode the system's foundations.

Why now: Growing concern about platform saturation, AI-generated content and declining engagement has put the sustainability of the attention economy under scrutiny.

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