AI is decoupling consumption from attention — "adblock on steroids" for all time-spent businesses
signulll · x · 2026-10-28
signulll argues one of the most underrated shifts is AI separating consumption from attention: agents now extract value from content without requiring your attention, skipping ads, sponsors, filler and repetition. This could be devastating for any business monetizing time spent rather than value delivered — "like adblock on steroids for everything."
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