AI commoditized hard skills — 'giving a shit' becomes the moat of the future
brandon_galang · x · 2026-11-09
@ckor argues that soft skills and people who genuinely give a shit are the moat of the future, as many hard skills have already been commoditized by AI. @brandongalang jokingly predicts that by 2027, the hottest role will be "Member of Giving a Shit (MGS)."
It's a typical AI-circle take on skill value shifting: as model capabilities flatten technical ability, judgment, ownership and real care become the scarce resources.
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