Claude Code distills ephemeral tokens into durable value.

· Bits and Bobs 3/17/26
  • Claude Code distills ephemeral tokens into durable value.
    • This is unlike chatbots.
    • As a user, you pay a one-time cost to get a durable good.
      • Tokens are an ephemeral good, but they can be used to create durable goods.
    • The equilibrium states of durable good monopolies are well studied.
      • This is the Coase Conjecture.
      • The prices converge on zero margin.
      • However, that might not apply here, because it assumes finite demand.

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