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- URL: https://x.com/valigo/status/2032270128524537899
- Author: Valentin Ignatev (@valigo)
- Posted: 2026-03-13 01:38:51
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Human nature is to oversell things:
serverless -> there are servers
zero cost abstractions -> move cost elsewhere
lock-free data structures -> hardware locks
AI situation is even worse
We must present everything as an absolute win, or it doesn’t count. Why are we like this.
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