When users write their own apps, the ad economy gives way to token-based economics
xiaosun86 · x · 2026-10-18
A sharp observation on AI-native apps: as users write their own bots/apps, the ad-based economy shifts to token-based economics. Concrete example — you could never ban a restaurant when searching "where to eat tonight," but now the marketing noise can be filtered out forever. Distribution no longer depends on ad-funded gatekeeping.
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