The Real Deciding Factor in the AI Era is Facing Reality
i_dg23 · x · 2026-07-16
This post shares an article on how to truly stand out in the AI era, with the core takeaway being:
- Many people use AI as a highly efficient tool for churning out "AI slop," continuously producing massive amounts of unused content or prototypes.
- A more valuable approach is to use AI to accelerate the first step, then immediately return to reality to face real problems, real users, and real feedback.
- The author argues that the true difficulty in startups and tech work has never been the speed of writing code, but rather taking risks, showing up publicly, and facing repeated rejection.
- AI might actually make it easier for people to sink into the illusion of being highly productive. Therefore, the most crucial ability is to be paranoid about pursuing truth, constantly confronting and being shaped by reality.
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