In an age of zero marginal cost, attention and personal brand are the only scarcity left
eter_inquirer · x · 2026-11-02
- As AI drives every product and service toward zero marginal cost, the only remaining scarce resources are attention and personal brand.
- Humans are deeply social — we like watching other humans do, make, and try things.
- The product becomes the commodity; your brand and your humanity are the only things that retain perceived non-zero value.
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