For most of history, answers were hard to come by. You had to track down books, find experts, or learn through experience. Scarcity gave knowledge its value.
Now answers arrive instantly. They're everywhere, basically free. And when answers cost nothing, they're not what sets you apart anymore.
The bottleneck shifts to the question itself. What you ask. Why you're asking. Whether you can tell when an answer is good enough or when it's misleading in ways that aren't obvious.
AI isn't going to favor people who stockpile answers. The edge goes to people who can define problems clearly, spot what's missing, and push past the first explanation that sounds right.
When answers are abundant, what matters is judgment.