People keep saying AI is “levelling the playing field.” And sure — the tools are open to everyone. That part is true. But the conclusion people jump to, that the gap is shrinking, is completely wrong. The gap is getting wider.

Because the person who already has vision, discipline, and taste is using AI the way a master Oshiwambo cook uses a sharper knife — faster, cleaner, more precise. And the person without taste is just producing more digital pap, faster.
Same tool. Completely different output.

Here’s the uncomfortable part: AI just killed every excuse we used to hide behind.
Can’t write? Can’t design? Can’t code? Can’t afford a team?

AI can do all of that now.

So the only question left is the one many people were avoiding:

Do you actually have something worth saying?
The test is painfully simple.
Look at something you made with AI.

Did you make it better than what the tool gave you?
Or did you just hit “publish” like someone forwarding a WhatsApp chain message?
That’s the dividing line.

AI gave everyone the same camera.
It didn’t give everyone the same eye.
And in Namibia, we’re already seeing it.

Two people use the same tools:
• One creates a powerful explainer about water security in the north.
• The other generates a poster for a “business seminar” with 12 logos, 9 fonts, and a motivational quote stolen from Facebook.
Same tools. Different outcomes.

The difference isn’t AI — it’s the person holding it.
This new era rewards intention, curiosity, and taste.
It punishes laziness.
It exposes shortcuts.
It amplifies whatever was already inside you.

AI didn’t level the playing field.
It just switched on the stadium lights.