eight

My favorite number. Along with 17.

Today’s blog is about your attention. And how you will be paid for it in the very near future.

Currently we are going through a transition and a major shift of attention and earning money from attention. 10 years ago, the mainstream media had basically 100% of our attention. This – in my opinion – is why the majority of baby boomers are still in a complete trance. Completely ignorant to what’s really going on in the world.

The mainstream media was able to survive because they had a monopoly on your attention. Ad dollars would flow into these media companies because they had your attention. Prior to that it was newspapers, radio, etc.

More recently, the “influencers” online were getting your attention and the ad revenue. Think of celebs, YouTube stars, professional athletes with large followings. They have been the ones getting paid for your attention. You like their pictures, you send them your pictures videos, you comment on their pictures, and share their posts with your friends. You get nothing in return.

This is changing though. We are transitioning through that period right now. However, we are also transitioning into an entirely new system. We are entering into the world of decentralization. We have one foot in the door right now.

In the new world of decentralization, you will be fairly compensated for your attention and your contribution to the network. Look at the Brave browser, which is already here and already earning me money – in a cryptocurrency called BAT tokens. Basic Attention Tokens.

In the company I’m apart of, we are starting to pay people to submit their videos. We want to grow our accounts so that we can earn ad revenue from it. So we are now paying people for their content that they submit – to be shared on our accounts. With this strategy, people will naturally flock to our channels because they now have a chance to be compensated for what they would otherwise do for free.

In the future you will be getting paid to browse internet sites, to comment on posts, to share posts, and through affiliate accounts. This will be a significant part of people’s income in the coming decades. For others it will just be a side hustle. And some won’t participate at all. Regardless of what you believe or want the world to look like, this transition is here and we’re in the middle of it.

I believe that the new world of decentralization is going to be glorious.