As AI drives creation costs to zero, the 'handmade' premium on creative work erodes
joonasvirtanen · x · 2026-09-07
pdotcv highlights an overlooked side effect of AI: 'handmade' has been a premium signifier since the machine age, but as production costs fall so does the value — many creative projects aren't worth doing when effort drops to zero. The quoted post adds that while the cost of creating beautiful things has plunged, the incentive to create has plateaued and may be slowly declining.
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