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Equation 1 · Part 1 · When Generation Becomes Free, Attention Becomes the Scarce Good

Symbol G_t

GtG_t
GtG_t

What this part means

the number of claims placed before some audience in period t , let AtA_t be that audience’s total attention budget, and let cvc_v be the average attention cost of verifying one claim.

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GtG_t is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

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Let GtG_t be the number of claims placed before some audience in period t , let AtA_t be that audience’s total attention budget, and let cvc_v be the average attention cost of verifying one claim.

The passage around this formula

An accounting identity makes the consequence visible. Let GtG_t be the number of claims placed before some audience in period t , let AtA_t be that audience’s total attention budget, and let cvc_v be the average attention cost of verifying one claim. The number of claims that can be verified, and the fraction ϕt\phi_t of what arrives that is actually checked, are then

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