The Rise of the Curator

For all of human history, creating content was hard. Writing a book, painting a portrait, composing a symphony—these took years of mastery. Scarcity gave them value.

Generative AI has driven the cost of creation to zero. You can generate a novel, a song, or an image in seconds. We are drowning in content.

The Value Shift

When content is infinite, context is scarce. The value shifts from the Creator to the Curator.

• We don't need more songs; we need someone with impeccable taste to tell us which 10 songs matter this week.
• We don't need more articles; we need a trusted voice to synthesize the signal from the noise.

Taste as a Moat

"Taste" is the ability to discern quality, relevance, and meaning. It is a deeply human trait, rooted in culture and experience. AI can generate the average of everything, but it cannot (yet) define the cool, the meaningful, or the sublime. In the AI age, your taste is your resume.