"...the "Creator Economy" does not actually reward creators... it only rewards ATTENTION creators! [...] 'value' plays no role in this equation..." ~ @abundance
Good take, and well-written as usual. Two hopeful notes to add:
1) For those who haven't already read it, I recommend "Curator Economy, Not Creator Economy" by @tombeck.eth. (See the comments for the link). Great piece on how curation labor can unlock value to four inter-related publishing roles involved in community value creation: writers, curators, readers, and preservers.
2) Real recognizes real. Those who create real value for the community may stay under the radar for a long time (because their casts get buried by the algo, they don't have impressive follower counts, etc.), but when their peers do find their work through word of mouth, they recognize quickly that "this is someone who's doing the work in earnest."
In any event I agree with @abundance about the need for clarity about the difference between what he calls the "Tokenized Attention Creator Economy" and an economy that actually sustains and rewards creative people. 2 replies
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