Taste is a Good Compass, Not a Moat

Everyone is currently romanticizing "Taste" as the ultimate AI-era moat. The logic? Since coding is now a commodity, the winner is whoever has the best "eye" for product. It’s a comforting thought for creators, but it’s probably a trap. In the old world, "Good Taste" was protected by "Hard Execution." If you built a beautiful UX, it took months for a competitor to copy it. That lag was your moat.…