AI collapsed the cost of trying ideas, but our old filters remain
dfinke · x · 2026-08-18
We spent our lives learning which ideas weren't worth pursuing because they cost hours, days, new skills, or tedious work. AI collapses many of those costs — but the mental filters we built still remain, so we may reject experiments before noticing they've become cheap enough to try.
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