The internet killed information scarcity; AI is now killing scarcity of interpretation
signulll · x · 2026-09-17
Building on Michael Moritz's remark that venture is harder today, the author argues the internet already erased information arbitrage across industries, squeezing any remaining edge into ever-shorter windows (HFT, even monetizing early access to posts). AI's bigger transformation: it's now coming for the scarcity of interpretation itself.
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