Creator attention trades for $500 while labs compound equity: an asymmetric deal
signulll · x · 2026-11-12
AI commentator signulll argues creators are trading their hard-earned aggregated attention to corporations, labs, and startups for measly sums — a $500 payout or early access — while those companies compound equity on top of it. He calls the trade asymmetric and self-devaluing, closing with a wry "capitalism is as clever as it is beautiful."
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