I was a 10x engineer. Now I'm useless
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A developer reflects on how AI has transformed the competitive landscape for software products. Previously, skilled developers could dominate sparse market areas where unskilled competitors couldn't compete. Now AI enables anyone to build "good enough" solutions, flooding previously safe niches. The solution is moving to high-dimensional problem spaces requiring substantial skill, community building, taste, and complex decision-making that AI cannot easily replicate.
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