It was the only option when the search area was small.

• Narrow search area What was the only option at the time is no longer the only option after the search area is expanded.

A, which was seen as the only rare source of information when you were a student with a small range of friends, is now just one of many options as you become a working adult and your range of friends expands.

• From A’s point of view, the value of information provision to the other party has decreased, so communication based on the provision of scarcity value is less likely to take place.

• Not the only option.

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