That’s spot on - and it’s amplified by how the market rewards velocity signaling over craftsmanship.
Teams are optimized for output volume, not outcome quality. Hiring pipelines favor those who can “ship fast,” while the systems they ship into grow exponentially more complex. The result: shallow competence at scale.
AI just poured fuel on it - it lets everyone look 30% more productive while compounding the same underlying brittleness.
Teams are optimized for output volume, not outcome quality. Hiring pipelines favor those who can “ship fast,” while the systems they ship into grow exponentially more complex. The result: shallow competence at scale.
AI just poured fuel on it - it lets everyone look 30% more productive while compounding the same underlying brittleness.