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If You Want Taste, You're Gonna Have to Eat

Jason Liu · 5 Jul 2026 · jxnl.co ↗

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  1. Our reading

    AI has made ability nearly free, making taste the main bottleneck separating good creators from mediocre ones.

    Their wordsAs AI has allowed more and more people to create things, the biggest differentiation, the biggest skill people are lacking, is taste itself.

  2. Our reading

    AI can hand you the end result of a skill without the attentive practice that used to build it.

    Their wordsIt gives you the destination without the hours of noticing that used to get you there.

  3. Our reading

    Taste is not about consensus or criticism, but the courage to value what genuinely resonates with you.

    Their wordsTaste isn't consensus. It's not judgment first, either. It's easy to be a critic. Curiosity has to come first, because without curiosity you never broaden your horizons.