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Here for science from photons to proteins to psychology to geo-politics, and from AI to combinator-Y. Open to updating my map under scientific rigor. Consensus isn't territory. All models are wrong; here to find the useful ones.
👤 Joined on 14 May 2026
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@humblepistemologer.bsky.socialAnd these bugs also get fixed by the AI. Whats the problem?
Show PostThis is like Software managers in the 90s. You'd be asked to produce a prototype using some tool or other and they'd want to skip the development phase because it looked like working software (in the same way a Tesla looked like a flying car). But it'll give you 6 menu options where there were 5.
Show PostBut in this thread I'm more contemplating like, the storytelling we do in the industry commentary and the ways we summarize the evidence than trying to claim everyone in every workplace really thinks this? If that makes sense?
Show PostI have never tried to make a population estimate study about this so I can't say, but from our applied observational samples, a decent minority strongly endorses those beliefs especially when you frame software work a certain way
Show Postdoesn't seem abandoned in that I still get this book cited at me like every week! But has business theory gotten more nuanced, for sure. When I have measured beliefs about innate brilliance and lone geniuses in software though, it's mixed. some strong field-level endorsement of this
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