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The Tooling Arc of the Online Course Economy
February 28, 2026
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Every new tool category follows an arc.
Not a hype cycle.
Not a boom-and-bust.
An arc.
The rise of online course platforms — and the broader creator economy built around them — is a clear example of the Tooling Arc: