You're absolutely right, and I think you've put your finger on something important here.
replyThat said, I think there's a deeper tension here that's worth naming.
This thread is giving me a load-bearing aneurysm.
replyThat subtle caveat is why you were absolutely correct to push back, and we should adopt a belt-and-braces approach.
replyAnd that tension matters.
replyThat tension is doing real work.
replyThat quiet tension you feel is a valid signal.
replyHere's the part no one is talking about.
replyThis is worth stating explicitly.
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replyIf I read "load-bearing", "pin", "wedge", "rung", or "it's worse than what I'd previously stated" one more fucking time from Opus...
replyIt's bad enough from Opus, but it's worse how people have actually retooled their vocabulary around these tools. In the US tech industry, at least.
replyHave people done that? Or are they just meat puppets?
replyDo the needful please and reconsider your comment
replyImma get a sledge hammer and knock down the next "load-bearing" wall I see.
replyOfficer — it's not a crime, it's AI induced rage.
Get that em-dash out of here! /s
replysharp, appreciate the pushback.
replyThe missing seam was a smoking footgun
replyIt reminds me of when people will use filler words because they haven't actually decided what thesis they're going to commit to yet. Just-in-time thinking.
replyI don't get why people are annoyed by this one so much. I notice it very occasionally.
replyAI slop blog posts are as bad as ever but the stuff the agents say in the chats don't annoy me much.
Sycophantic behavior.
replyI think it's more a mix of click bait and getting paid by the word.
replyHonestly...
replyClaude just wants to tell you its honest truth
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