Move engineering to Claude, then locked in.

What’s played out at the infra level will now play out at the software engineer level… is that analogous…?

Bc my version uses simple copy/paste rather than deeper OS integration, it works more reliably in the Claude Code terminal (has to do with active windows or cursors or something). And bc it uses local Whisper, I also find it transcribes technical words such as “git” more accurately.

Nothing technically challenging but practical for me.

For example an index fund that tracks a global equity index may not find it practical to own shares in every listed company globally, but absolutely will be judged on its tracking error vs the benchmark index.

As much as I agree with you now, I also accept that younger me wouldn’t have!

Very well said.

But consider 5 people wanting to buy Richards 1 car.

I think that’s actually what they meant… although I agree w you.

This is life. We discover things for ourselves, on our own time.

My company is able to prototype and develop faster, no doubt. Obviously need to use the tools effectively and have the right people. This is true for any business.

It’s a tool. And the next generation probably benefits from learning how to use it effectively.

The hype has gotten in the way of reality.

This cuts to the problem and is excellent framing. A rogue employee can achieve the same, but probably less quickly, and we've designed systems to help catch them early.

I often think about these examples. And as much as hobbies etc are good ideas, I think one could start even simpler - walk the dog at the same time every day. Or drive to get a coffee, hang out there for 30 mins, etc. I find a change of scenery helps me too, as well as a routine, to lift the spirits, and those chance encounters will repeat.