AI Era: High-Agency Individuals Thrive, Low-Agency Ones Wait for Certainty
builditwithjoe · x · 2026-08-21
Kpaxs contrasts two mindsets: low-agency individuals demand complete answers before the first step, while high-agency individuals take action to generate information for the next step. AI is incredibly beneficial for the latter, enabling iteration at speeds unimaginable in 2019, but nearly useless for the former who still wait for certainty.
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