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Mood Gets No Vote
Mood is not evidence. Discipline means distinguishing reluctance from real information and allowing changed circumstances—not discomfort—to guide action.
#work
Public-safe notes on work, labor, and what the archive says about disciplined making.
17 entries
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On Competence
Competence is not always a prerequisite for responsibility. Often, responsibility creates the pressure through which adjacent skills become judgment. AI may compress learning and execution, but the willingness to be tested remains scarce.
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Can you notice the present before everyone agrees on what to call it?
Several earlier arguments about work, sovereignty, and AI are becoming less speculative as events catch up. The question is whether we can notice the present before consensus names it.
MARGINALIA · LinkedIn
Tokens are not yield
Alex Karp’s critique matters because it comes from inside the AI wave: tokens are not yield, usage is not value, and enterprise AI must be judged by the consequences it produces.
MARGINALIA · LinkedIn
Ideas are nothing. Execution is everything.
As AI makes execution cheaper, direction matters more: what to build, whom to serve, and whether the problem is worth solving.
ESSAY · LinkedIn · 6 MIN READ
When Work Stops Meaning the Same Thing
Work is no longer one shared contract. Different generations are optimizing for different virtues, and organizations have not caught up.
MARGINALIA · LinkedIn
Markets are pricing AI on future potential
Markets are pricing AI on a future shaped by foundational model capability and rapid workflow innovation. As leaderboards continue to shift, the case for broad AI pessimism remains premature.
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Ambiguity has a payroll
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AI assistants create a false sense of progress for young engineers
AI can make young engineers faster without making them better.
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Distribution is not enough
Distribution is no longer a durable moat. The next wave will win with modular, AI-native technology, outcome-based pricing, and domain-specific units of intelligence that augment higher-value work.
MARGINALIA · LinkedIn
In the Indian IT industry, the days of billing by headcount and hours are numbered
AI is making people-heavy operations less necessary. Indian IT firms must shift from billing for headcount and hours to pricing technology margins, outcomes, and capabilities that expand what clients can do.
MARGINALIA · LinkedIn
Code has never been cheaper
Cheaper code and faster delivery do not guarantee a useful product. Conviction grounded in customer understanding gives the work direction.
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Gartner’s stock has crashed nearly 50% in the past six months
AI did not erase research’s value; it removed the scapegoat. Gartner’s deeper challenge is a generation of builders acting on conviction, accepting failure, and refusing to outsource accountability.
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If you’re just starting out, the job market can feel overwhelming with all the AI chatter
AI hype can make the job market feel overwhelming. Build genuine skill, pursue valuable work, and stay grounded in fundamentals instead of chasing every shiny narrative.
MARGINALIA · LinkedIn
Real AI-First isn’t ripping and replacing
AI-first operations integrate intelligence into existing workflows, combining human judgment, modular tools, and governance without requiring a wholesale replacement of the stack.
MARGINALIA · LinkedIn
The Future of Jobs Report 2025 from the World Economic Forum shows what employers claim
The future of work may favor AI, resilience, and creativity, but those skills depend on the basics: reading, writing, mathematics, reasoning, and the ability to teach others.
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Hiring software development engineers
Seeking software development engineers at all levels with Next.js, full-stack, and user experience skills, along with backend and machine learning engineers experienced in Python.