Standard economists often talk about the sector
other than manufacturing or agriculture as “services,” but attention
economics makes clear there are two very different sorts
of “service.’
2 kinds of “service”
Attention-getting
Attention-paying
as (hopefully) in:
as in:
Acting, announcing, reporting, commenting,
public speaking, high-level legal work, investment advising, being a famous
chef, etc.
Guarding, waiting on
(as in a restaurant), nursing,
gardening, house-cleaning,
taxi-driving, etc.
The question to ask: which way does attention chiefly
flow? next