Hot take: personal agents will have extreme network effects once everyone sees the economic disadvantage of not having one
darian314 · x · 2026-09-21
The author argues that personal agents will exhibit extreme network effects as soon as people realize they're at a default economic disadvantage without one. In other words, once agent ownership becomes widespread, agents derive value not just individually but from competitive pressure — those without an agent systematically lose out in economic interactions. It's a brief trend take without detailed argumentation.
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