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mechoblast··on Library Might Do Less
Nice explanation! Definitely overgeneralisation is one of the many things that kill projects early.

Do you ever seek feedback from others on your WIP libraries in an attempt to do some validated learning on whats actually important?

mechoblast··on Research-Driven Agents: When an agent reads before it codes
This seems analagous to why Vercel found an AGENTS.md better than "skills", when in reality the agents.md is just the already expanded skill.

This fits into the paradigm of finding ways to force better context engineering.

mechoblast··on Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation
I am not convinced that even if we had less corruption, inequality, environmental issues that we wouldnt still see the fragmentation of society and the rise of populism that we see today.

Social media algorithms explicitly optimise for isolationism and extremism, cultivating rage stemming from small disagreements, which are simply a fact of life.

The only way to solve this is if there were no disagreements or differing opinions to amplify, which is sadly impossible.

mechoblast··on France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
If your email was forcefully terminated would you call that an infringement on your freedoms.
mechoblast··on White House staff told not to place bets on prediction markets
Surely half millions on prediction markets is pennies compared to what is getting made on oil futures/stocks.