Create for yourself

outside of frontier labs, there will be shrinking room for people to create for others, as everyone will be able to just create for themselves with AI.

this whole strategy of figuring out what to build by "talking to users" implies that you are a middleman between users and their desires being fulfilled.

AI will outcompete all middlemen.

"oh but most people don't want to build for themselves".

as the power law eats the world, those who can pay big bucks to buy stuff, and those who have the desire and ability to build for themselves will converge – so sure you can still create for the long tail, but it will make far less financial sense than it has.

therefore, the greatest creators of value will increasingly look like artists rather than opportunists. they will put things out into the world that they vibe deeply with because they made it first and foremost for themselves. and many others will vibe with them because of how awesome it is.

i think the greatest creations stem from such indulgent selfishness.

the wachowski's didn't make the matrix by asking people what they wanted. vyas didn't sit in a cave to write one of the greatest epics after discussing it with the village. the buddha didn't uncover the path to ultimate peace because he wanted to save the world – he wanted to end his suffering and liberate himself first and foremost. einstein didn't obsessively study the nature of light so that he could

the fact that many others benefitted from their work was a byproduct.

our world has been dominated by this mba style thinking: analyzing markets, figuring out "what people want" and all the BS that comes from that.

i'm excited for a world in which we're pushed to ask:

"what do i want?"

and we have the tools to manifest it and share with others.