as people productize, ideas will evolve on:

-AI agents/assistants/copilots/companions as products
-UI's for visual workflow builders that decouple LLM tasks
-understanding the cognitive distinction between software creators and consumers

"My problem is not finding something. My problem is understanding something. That can only happen if search engines understand what a person is really looking for, and then guide her toward understanding that thing, much as experts do when mentoring a student"

Most of the time, a person sits down at her personal computer not to create, but to read, observe, study, explore, make cognitive connections, and ultimately come to an understanding. This person is not seeking to make her mark upon the world, but to rearrange her own neurons. The computer becomes a medium for asking questions, making comparisons, and drawing conclusions—that is, for learning.

hmm the core of it all seems to be

how do we create better tools for information retrieval that enable and augment exploratory learning?

agency is granted in a few ways

-financial empowerment: grants or teaching how to make money
-expanding worldview: through education, information (!! what i want to work on)
-faith from people: validating one's worth, self confidence