# Evolution of the value of information In the distant past, information was rare and difficult to access. It had immense value. At that time, others were mostly interested in people's time and labor, not their attention. With the rise of the World Wide Web, information has become infinitely cheaper, and [[Information Overload (MoC)|Information Overload]] has become a thing, and is even ruining people's lives. As a result, information is much less valuable. Meanwhile, our attention is limited, and now has much more value. Cfr [[Evolution of the value of attention]] ![[Evolution of the value of attention and information.png]]