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Public story · 2026-02-24 · source-backed
Ball argues software economics are bifurcating: agent-consumable infrastructure (APIs, MCP servers, well-documented systems) appreciates in value, while human-only UX depreciates. This aligns with the Agent Skills standard — skills are agent-consumable capabilities, and the ecosystem is growing at 69K+.
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