LukeW on the AI Productivity Paradox: Still No Time to Build Everything
LukeW · x · 2026-08-13
Tech blogger LukeW tweeted about the productivity paradox before and after the AI era:
- Before AI: People complained, "we don't have enough time to build all the things we want."
- After AI: People still complain, "we don't have enough time to build all the things we want."
This observation highlights that while AI tools significantly boost development efficiency, human ambition and ideas expand just as quickly, leaving the core pain point of time scarcity unresolved.
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