Attention Economics

Attention economics treats attention as a scarce resource that is allocated through competitive dynamics in information-rich environments. In epistemic networks, attention determines which claims receive scrutiny, which evidence is gathered, and which beliefs achieve salience. Unlike classical economics, where markets coordinate through price signals, attention economies coordinate through virality, recommendation algorithms, and status competition. The result is that attention often flows to what is emotionally compelling, narratively simple, or socially provocative rather than to what is epistemically valuable. See also Epistemic Networks and Filter Bubble.\n\n\n