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Ronald Woperis invented the idea of attention as a product. A Twitter account is on sale at eBay from a guy who has amassed over 1500 followers. Is this the first indication of the monetary value of one's network of relationships? Can attention be bought by individuals in the same way advertisers buy eyeballs?
When one of the world's richest men says; "The trouble with America is that it keeps helping people like me, and I don't need any help." - Warren Buffett - it's not a good sign. The increasing concentration of wealth in too few hands has historically led to disaster, collapse and dissolution. The American Empire will be no different. On the bright side, events like this trigger re-birth and hopefully the widespread adoption of decentralised organisation.
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