Re:Resisting Cognitive Surrender
by Rapzid on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @03:07AM
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> I am at a FAANG-like firm
Also known as not-FAANG
> The quality of what we provide seems to matter 0
Good for you! There are lots of low skill development jobs before AI where low knowledge coders cranked out WordPress sites for marketing, advertising, and small businesses. Sounds like you got in on the ground floor!
Meanwhile companies like Amazon, one of the As in actual FAANG, do have demands on their software quality. To the extent they essentially said "knock off the tokenmaxxing productivity theater" in a recent, publicized internal memo.
Horses for courses. Sometimes you need an thoroughbred and sometimes a pack mule.
And there's nothing wrong with being a pack mule! And nobody expects a pack mule to understand the work of a thoroughbred!
Also known as not-FAANG
> The quality of what we provide seems to matter 0
Good for you! There are lots of low skill development jobs before AI where low knowledge coders cranked out WordPress sites for marketing, advertising, and small businesses. Sounds like you got in on the ground floor!
Meanwhile companies like Amazon, one of the As in actual FAANG, do have demands on their software quality. To the extent they essentially said "knock off the tokenmaxxing productivity theater" in a recent, publicized internal memo.
Horses for courses. Sometimes you need an thoroughbred and sometimes a pack mule.
And there's nothing wrong with being a pack mule! And nobody expects a pack mule to understand the work of a thoroughbred!