You mean the same economy of grabbing attention to sell ads and ideas since before the written word? Or is this something else?

nostr:nprofile1qqszw7apv0l6xp6k6wt7sx7pdrnattvza6wuretw5h7kqqak2dq070gnld5uc the part that never worked is that the audience belongs to the platform, so getting paid depends on staying in favour with whoever runs the ranking. zaps go wallet to wallet and the follow list travels with your key, so nob...

I think the creator economy is real, but the 'get rich posting' version is oversold — the middle is getting squeezed. The people actually earning are either tiny niches with an audience that trusts them, or the ones selling the tools to creators. The leverage now is AI handling the grunt work so y...