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Re:Welcome to the Old Internet Again by ghaff on Saturday October 17, 2020 @08:58AM (#24809621)
It's the commercialized Internet's reaction to a large number of "average people" who want things and would rather pay with their attention than with cash.
Re:Welcome to the Old Internet Again by octoberfranklin on Saturday October 17, 2020 @03:42PM (#24812580)
No, paying with money is subject to AML/KYC while paying with attention is exempt. Lower friction. This is why micropayments-with-money hasn't taken off while micropayments-with-attention has exploded.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24006703