A post argues transformative tech turns yesterday’s average output into today’s baseline
toptickcrypto · x · 2026-07-24
The post argues that the most interesting property of transformative technology is that it raises the baseline: what used to be the prior generation’s average output becomes the new floor.
It uses design as the example—if the internet’s average aesthetic is converging toward “Claude design,” then strong designers become even more valuable, not less.
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