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The Cost of Delegating Discernment

This article draws a hard line. A quiet but firm boundary-setting piece. If you outsource your taste, you outsource your soul.

Quick Answer

For search, voice, and "just tell me what to do".

What Happens When Machines Decide Too Much.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Taste Gap: AI has average taste. To win, you need specific taste.
  • Discernment is the Product: In a world of infinite content, curation is the product.
  • The 'Yuck' Factor: If it feels wrong, it is wrong. Don't let the data overrule your gut.

In-Depth Analysis

The Sommelier

You don't pay a Sommelier to make the wine. You pay them to choose the wine. They have Discernment. They have tasted 10,000 bad wines to find the one good one.

AI is the Vineyard

AI produces the grapes. Tons of them. Cheaply. But who chooses? If you let the AI choose, it will choose the most "popular" grape. It will choose the average.

The Cost of Abdication

If you give up discernment, you become a commodity. You become a vending machine. Keep the right to choose. That is the only right that matters.

Playbook

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The 'Blind' Taste Test: Put your AI content next to your human content. If you can't tell the difference, your human content isn't good enough.

2

The 'Veto' Power: Give yourself the absolute right to kill any AI output without explanation.

3

The 'Why' Drill: Asking 'Why is this good?' forces you to articulate your taste. AI can't answer that.

Common Pitfalls

  • Laziness masquerading as efficiency.
  • Losing your 'eye': If you don't practice looking, you go blind.
  • Standardization: Everything looking like a template.

Metrics to Track

Brand Distinctiveness

Premium Pricing Power

Fan Loyalty

FAQ

Why does taste matter?

Because taste signals care. It signals that a human was here and made a choice. We trust choices.

Can I train AI on my taste?

Yes, to a degree. But it mimics the style, not the substance. The substance is the discernment.

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