There was a comment here by a throwaway account pointing out attention has always been a currency (think courtship rituals in nature and the "world's oldest pro

There was a comment here by a throwaway account pointing out attention has always been a currency (think courtship rituals in nature and the "world's oldest profession"). Wasn't mine, and got flagged to death presumably for being too crass, but I thought it kind of provoked thought from an unexpected angle.