One of the weird side effects of AI is that it's making me care less about answers and more about where they came from.
The answer is cheap now.
The history behind the answer isn't.
Anyone can generate a polished explanation.
What's still rare is a person who can say, "I tried this three years ago, here's what happened, here's where I was wrong."
That's not just content but a track record. And a track record is becoming one of the most valuable things on the internet.
AI can imitate your style. It can't imitate your history.
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