Taste Is the New Moat

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AI can generate infinite content, but it can’t decide what should exist. Taste, built through exposure, discernment, and intent, is the real edge in the AI age.
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In an age where AI can generate infinite content, “taste” becomes the real differentiator. But taste is not always an innate gift reserved for the privileged few; it is also a skill that is developed through obsessive exposure, pattern recognition, and deliberate consumption. Slop is not defined less by its provenance (human vs. AI-generated) and more by its structure: generic, formulaic, and undifferentiated is in the “slop” category. As machines automate creation, the people who can discern what should exist and inject individuality into what they create will win.