AI turns scarcity of production into abundance, and thinking of it as another software cycle misses the point
ericwdolan · x · 2026-09-26
ericwdolan argues the internet turned scarcity of distribution into abundance, but creation stayed expensive. AI attacks the other side of the equation: one person can now produce work that previously required a team of writers, researchers, designers, photographers, editors and analysts, collapsing the marginal cost of digital work.
His takeaway: viewing AI as just another software cycle misses the point of what's actually changing.
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