Andrew Yang’s Fight Against the Attention Economy

Andrew Yang was a candidate for president in 2020. During his campaign, he gave a big warning. He said that automation and AI will change the labor market. He believed that machines will take many jobs. He also said that wealth will stay with only a few people. At that time, many people thought his ideas were fringe. But now, famous people like Sam Altman and Bernie Sanders say similar things. They all talk about Universal Basic Income. This is also called UBI. Now, Andrew Yang has a new way to help people. He started a startup company called Noble Mobile. This company will put money back into your hands. It pays you to use your phone less. Yang wants to combat the attention economy. Many people spend too much time on their phones today. Yang took inspiration from Mark Cuban for this business. He also worked with the minimalist Light Phone. Andrew Yang did not want to wait for Washington. He said the government will not move fast. So, he built a startup instead. He talked about this on a TechCrunch podcast called Equity. Rebecca Bellan talked to him about his new goals. They discussed how to help the people one phone bill at a time. Noble Mobile pays people to stop scrolling. This is a new way for an entrepreneur to solve big problems. Yang believes that startups can do things when the government won't move. He will continue to build new things for the people. This is his new way to give money to the people in 2026.