Attention Is a Luxury Good
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- #attention
- Attention is considered a luxury good, similar to other luxury items that are scarce and expensive.
- Luxury goods are not about quality or performance but about signaling status and the ability to afford what others might see as wasteful.
- Examples of luxury goods include Birkin bags, reading non-fiction books, listening to public radio, and attending concerts.
- Allocating attention to nuanced, narrative, and experiential activities sends a message about valuing more than just efficiency or survival.
- Offering an attention-luxury good is undermined when it is made quick and convenient.