Why IRL Community Building Becomes More Valuable in an AI-First World

The sixth high-value skill right now is IRL community building — and it might feel counterintuitive given all the talk of AI, robotics, and local models. But that's precisely why it matters. As more and more work shifts to agents, chats, tools, and feeds, real physical spaces actually become more valuable, not less. People still want to meet other ambitious people. They still want to find others who share their interests. They still want trust, energy, and the experience of being in a room with people who can teach them something or simply energize them. AI is producing enormous amounts of content and software, which makes genuine human connection scarcer and therefore more precious.