As AI Gets Cheaper, Handwritten Text Gains Value
RachelVT42 · x · 2026-07-16
The post highlights a core idea: as AI makes text content incredibly cheap, young people are increasingly willing to pay for high-effort, deeply personal physical items like handwritten letters, doodles, and stickers.
The author emphasizes a broader trend: when "low-cost content" floods the market, high-effort, tangible things that foster human connection once again become scarce and valuable.
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