As AI makes execution easier, taste becomes the scarce skill
alexmacgregor__ · x · 2026-09-14
The author argues that the easier AI makes execution, the more valuable taste becomes — not because taste replaces building, but because when everyone can build, choosing what deserves to exist becomes the harder part. A shift bigger than most people realize.
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