Source: Dougshapiro
The abundance problem in media—too much free or cheap content chasing finite attention—is no longer theoretical. Publishers are repricing, redistributing, and remonetizing in response. When AI can generate plausible articles, videos, and design at marginal cost, the scarcity that once justified premium pricing collapses. Legacy media now competes on discovery, curation, and trust rather than production capability. Any business model built on content scarcity faces immediate pressure.