“There is also an attention economy consideration. If you foreground the details of a particular transaction, taking prices as a given, you’re relegating the context to the background. But that context is where the prices come from—it’s necessary if you want to understand why people are willing to pay. It’s necessary if you care about anything that’s not already priced”—I’m not completely clear on how this relates to the larger argument. What exactly is this paragraph meant to prove or disprove (ideally in the form of a “We should” or “We should not” statement)?
“There is also an attention economy consideration. If you foreground the details of a particular transaction, taking prices as a given, you’re relegating the context to the background. But that context is where the prices come from—it’s necessary if you want to understand why people are willing to pay. It’s necessary if you care about anything that’s not already priced”—I’m not completely clear on how this relates to the larger argument. What exactly is this paragraph meant to prove or disprove (ideally in the form of a “We should” or “We should not” statement)?