Good taste the only real moat left

The true edge humans have vs AI is knowing what's good (and what isn't).

7 May 2026 — 1 min read

Not sure what’s going on, but I keep seeing article after article about the value of “good taste.” I agree that a unique point of view (which is really a version of taste) is often what draws readers to certain newsletters. But many of these recent posts seem written by (and for) tech bros, which makes me think they’re trying to optimize and monetize the concept. That’s why the title of this post about taste as a moat caught my attention. I don’t think most tech bros are capable of building that moat. Writers and creatives, though? They can.

And yes, this article is about AI, because apparently everything is about AI now.

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